The Washington Post. USA
I wrote this several years ago for my daughter (her nickname is Urchin). In the past, she’s said it might be a good thing to share with others. Given the news lately, I think it’s time.
Dear Urchin,
Last summer, we visited a beach where guards in red bathing suits perched high on the white lifeguard towers so that they could watch swimmers in the ocean. You thought they looked pretty cool.
One afternoon, a swimmer got into trouble with the big waves rolling in toward the beach — do you remember? They panicked and started having trouble.
