“It’s a Portuguese pop-it”

I took this picture on the beach while I was walking with my parents one day. My Dad showed me the parts of the Portuguese-man-o-war that can harm me if I swim next to them. He also showed me how people pop them with their feet when they are resting on the beach. I asked my dad to let this one survive so he could get a sun tan! I loved this picture because it reminds me that, even though some people may not be kind sometimes, they aren’t always unkind. Sometimes, they just need people to let them be at peace.

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