My child nearly drowned! Please read this...

Hi! I exactly feel what and how you feel. I just want to share my story. Just 5 hours ago, my daughter fell on the pool. Before she fell, i noticed then that my sister and she were just swimming together. I really haven't noticed my sister swam to the other side of the pool, or my daughter sitting at that moment to the opposite side of the pool near to where I stayed. While i was talking to my friend, who invited us to the pool, I was bothered to noticed at the back of my friend that someone is trying to swim. I had a haunch then. When i looked at the other side of the pool, I saw my younger sister swimming. I had a feeling that it might be my daughter, who I thought was with my sister. I immediately stood up without saying anything and tried to come closer to my child to get her out. Thank God I didn't panic! Good that I didn't just stand there and do nothing. It really hurts me, until this very moment, when I saw her drowning, trying harder to breath air and reaching for the pool side. I tried to extend my hand over her, to reach her, coz she's just 1-2 feet away from my reach. But because I was shocked and wanted to get her out ASAP, I slipped and immersed myself to the pool, hurting my left hand (sprained). I didn't mind the pain. I'm very happy and relieved to save her. I hugged her tight and made sure that she's safe with me. She was trembling. I can really feel she's afraid. She cried and told me that she wanted to go home. She felt embarrassed as well coz the people were staring at us. I felt my heart was stabbed! To think there are 2 people in the pool, 11 people near the pool, but only I noticed her drowning. And I am very much thankful to have noticed her. Thank you Lord! I hate the life guard coz he's not doing his job. He stays far from the pool, entertaining women and taking their pictures. Until now I am bothered. Haven't reported yet the incident to the hotel's manager. But I will then hopefully tomorrow. I don't want another accident to happen. Poor children. They are there to play, and not be victims. My daughter is only 3 years and 10 months old. I know she liked water and pool a lot. She always asked us to go on swimming. I don't like her to be afraid or be traumatized to water. Until now, I still can remember exactly the way I looked at her before I saved her from drowning. I pitied her and she doesn't deserved it! Here I am blaming myself for not carefully monitoring her. Let's keep our children away from the pool. If not, then let's watch them closely and never allow a single accident to happen to them.

My kids were NEVER alone around water after that and I was always the one watching. I never trusted anyone to watch them in such a dangerous situation after that. It was a good lesson learned cheaply, thank God. But it's summer and I almost cry when I think of all the kids that will drown and die in hot cars.