Yesterday I enjoyed some pool time with my kids as the temps reached 100 degrees! It was so much fun being the water with them and playing around.
However, I was really bothered by something....the many moms there who we chatting and had no clue what their little ones are up to! I am all about socializing...if you knew me you'd know that no more obvious statement was written, but it kills me to see kids totally disobeying the rules of the pool!
At rest period the rule is that no children are in the pool or even sitting on the edge with their feet in the water. I was enjoying a little quiet time in the pool while talking to another mom during adult swim. She and I were appalled by the children who were sitting on the steps and actually swimming in the pool during a time when there was no lifeguard supervision (it's their break time too). My friend and I were telling our own 8 year olds to take their feet out of the water. They of course asked us why "Johnny" could get in the water. Why? Because "Johnny's" mom was too busy chatting away to even notice he was swimming with no supervision. Then when she did notice she was unphased about it and didn't even say a word. In fact, we witnessed one mom throw her own daughter into the pool during adult swim!
I know this all sounds very senseless and you might be saying, "what's the big deal?" But I think this situation was indicative of parents today...just too darn busy or lazy to discipline their kids. I hasten to add here that I am not a strict parent. I consider myself pretty laid back but there are some things I don't compromise on....rules (particularly when they involve safety issues) and respect. I thought those kids, and their parents for that matter, were being so rude and disrespectful to the lifeguards who were just doing their job. They were totally ignoring what they said.
Just for the record, my friend and I went over and told those kids to get out of the pool! (Good thing my 13 year old wasn't there...he's be mortified!) Are we going to be the ones who tell those kids not to drive through the neighborhood too fast in 10 years when they have their licenses?
