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Activity 7: this is me!

My childhood experience (memories)

My friends and I go to the river to take a bathe, without telling my parents, and when we crossed the river the water is from the knee only, when we swim already my friends know how to swim I’m the only one doesn’t. After several minutes we decided to go home but when we were crossing the river, my friends did not cross where we crossed, so I don’t have a choice but to go with them, because I was afraid to cross the river alone. When were about to cross, I asked them if the was deep, and they said ” its not, faster we will leave you.” I’m scared that they might leave me so I decided to cross the river and when I am at in the middle I can feel the water pushing me harder, I dont have time to go back because the current in the creek is too strong and in that time I already drowned while jumping up so that i had a chance to breathe air. Luckily there is a large rock that I stepped on and I had a chance to jumped hard to the side where my friends are and they grabbed my hand to get up. But I was so disappointed to what they did. But it’s all in the past and I know they regret it and they feel sorry after, when we were at home, I told my parents what had happened and they scolded me, yes they scolded me, instead of my friends should be blamed. I know it’s my fault because I didn’t inform my parents that we were going to the river. That’s why I realized that it’s also my fault. After that, whenever I go somewhere I always tell theme where I’m going so they will know where I go, and I always ask their permission first. All I can say is, we should ask our parents/ guardians permission first before going somewhere, know your friends and trust those trust worthy.