IanG

Good to know you're keeping spirits up at this difficult time.

You caught a plausible situation in a few paragraphs.

This is a good introduction, it raises a big question while plunging us into a difficult situation for the narrator.

When it comes to the rift between mother and daughter, you could describe other differences besides dress sense. Do they disagree over religion or politics? Has mother betrayed father? Perhaps these issues will become apparent later on.

Yes Thomas, this happens to other people. I seldom write out a plan beforehand and I don't always know when inspiration will strike. My stories don't always work out as I thought they might.
Even full time writers can jot down notes, give up on them and come back years later with better ideas of how to develop the idea. Perhaps you'll be able to finish something in the future when you can't see how to now.

I'd have written "there was no escape as the sharks were gaining on him." Please take that as constructive critcism as the basic plot is a good one. Animal lovers will like it.

"Where the wild flowers end seems like an original way of saying this is where the sea begins ot where land ends

The dialogue is amusing but convincing. Well done

The central characters are well drawn and I like the twist at the end. I'm not sure how plausible it is, never mind it made me laugh and clearly it was meant to.