An entitled boomer almost drowns because he ignored no swimming signs and would rather die in the water than be rescued by a woman.

Here's what happened. To start things out, I'm an ocean rescue lifeguard on a popular Florida beach.

Yesterday, we had really strong currents and a riptide, so we had to put up a red flag and a no swimming signs all along the shoreline.

Most people listened, but one man, a boomer in a speedo that

left little to the imagination, did not. He went straight into the water. I immediately got

into the water on my jet ski as I didn't want to accidentally be pulled out and asked him to

get out, but he refused. And he only continued to swim deeper. He was then pulled underwater by

a large wave like I had just warned would happen,

and he couldn't get himself back up. So I immediately got into rescue mode, trying to get him to

grab onto my rescue tube. Well, the man didn't grab on still being pummeled by waves. My partner,

who I share his stand with, took to his jet ski and headed over. Together, we were able to pull him

above the water without drowning, and he grabbed onto the rescue float, luckily still conscious. We pulled him in and helped him onto my jet ski, and it was then that he began berating us that he was totally fine and didn't need help. Both of us were holding back anger as we tried to get him to hang on to me so we could drive him back to the shore. Once we got back, a crowd gathered to see what had happened, and he continued yelling at us, saying that a real man doesn't need any help, especially not from a female, and that we made a full of him in front of the entire beach. And it's crazy how ungrateful someone like this can be. I saved his life, and he had to go on some stupid, sexist rant about me. On top of that, we also had a stinging marine life warning yesterday, meaning that we had to put up a purple flag. There were Man of Wars and Jellyfish in the water, which added to our decision to close the beach for swimming. So the boomer was very lucky that he didn't get stung by anything. Now, in case someone's wondering, no, there are no fines for people who

ignore no swimming signs in the state of Florida. Florida's lifeguarding system is so screwed up

that a few years back, a lifeguard from a town north of here got fired for rescuing someone

that was drowning outside of his unmarked observation perimeter. Apparently, that area

uses private lifeguard companies. Luckily for me, I work for the city and I can't be fired for stupidity like that. Also, my jet ski has water damage. I discovered this while doing an inspection this morning. It's likely that riding out in that rip current caused some damage and fill the inside with water. Again, there's no fines to pay for this, and it's going to be on the city's dime. But it all really sucks because all of this is to be blamed on this boomer. Man, it is crazy to me that you would not only ignore a lifeguard, but also be stubborn from having your life saved all because a woman is rescuing you. Like, that's the definition of stupid. You would rather try to look cool and be a man in front of everybody than, I don't know, have your

life saved. But either way, good for you for staying professional, because truly, I don't think I could do that if my life depended on it. If you like Am I the Jerk, you're probably going to love Am I the Genius. Check it out, link down below in the description. Also, go to am I the jerk.com slash submit if you would like to submit your own stories.

A spoiled rotten child makes my life at a daycare absolutely miserable, as his poor behavior

is directly connected to his parents who refused to tell him no, which truly made my life

a living nightmare. Here's what happened. Okay, so recently, I quit my job at a daycare,

which I will call happy daycare. I had been there for almost two years, but due to a lot of other people quitting and being forced to participate in mandatory meetings, along with other things, I decided to quit. This child, while not at the daycare anymore, added undue stress not just to me, but to everyone. I'm going to call this kid terror, and I know that's mean, but trust me when I say that it completely suits him. So when everyone graduated to their new classes, Terror didn't graduate right away because he was still potty training despite being three years old. Now, both of his parents worked, but it seemed like they didn't even try to potty train on the weekends. They just asked why it hadn't been done yet. Well, we can't start potty training unless the kids are also doing it at home. If they're not potty training at home, then the lessons won't be effective. So it took him about two months to move upstairs. However, it seemed like the lesson didn't stick. One of my former co-workers who I will call Lily was upstairs in the classroom, which is the very one that Terror was in. Upstairs, they have iPads and the rule is that you can only be on the iPad for

15 minutes. Well, one day Lily starts smelling poop. She thinks that maybe someone had passed

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