What a witty, well-written story in the spirit of 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), albeit with a father-push rather than a child-pull twist.

His description of how he'd be safe from the alligator following his father's command to enter the water was hilarious:

  Immediately, I formulated a plan, which involved surrounding myself with a 
  protective cloud of urine.

And then later, with his own daughters:

  "If one of you gets eaten, we will name the boat after you," I said.

Good read. Recommended.