67-year-old grandma wears bikini to her 19-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party, gets scolded by her 44-year-old daughter: ‘Brigitte told me it was inappropriate for a woman my age to wear that in front a bunch of college-aged youngsters’

Women are constantly policed about what we wear, no matter what age we are. I was being told my shorts were too short before I was even double digits. Even if someone doesn’t directly say, «You need to change into different clothing,» women and girls are judged and heavily socially encouraged to dress a specific …
Seguir leyendo 67-year-old grandma wears bikini to her 19-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party, gets scolded by her 44-year-old daughter: ‘Brigitte told me it was inappropriate for a woman my age to wear that in front a bunch of college-aged youngsters’

Mother safely advises 8-year-old girl to steer clear of her 3 kids who are playfully roughhousing in a public pool, girl refuses to listen and her parents scold the 3 children: ‘[She] gets splashed and loses her mind’

Pool safety is a big deal when you have kids. Parents don’t want anything to happen to their little ones, obviously, and they also don’t want to be the reason another person’s kid is put into a hazardous situation. Pools can be a major source of fun in the heat of the summer, but they …
Seguir leyendo Mother safely advises 8-year-old girl to steer clear of her 3 kids who are playfully roughhousing in a public pool, girl refuses to listen and her parents scold the 3 children: ‘[She] gets splashed and loses her mind’

Dad procrastinates taking his 3, 5, and 8-year-old kids to the park, tries to get his 40-week pregnant wife to bring them to the pool with their neighbor: ‘I said no’

We live in an age of child supervision, whether you like it or not. Long gone are the days when parents tell their kids to go outside at 10 AM and they don’t come back home until the sun goes down. Something about the crime-conscious culture of the 80s and 90s made it so parents …
Seguir leyendo Dad procrastinates taking his 3, 5, and 8-year-old kids to the park, tries to get his 40-week pregnant wife to bring them to the pool with their neighbor: ‘I said no’

Neighbor regrets allowing entitled kids to use their swimming pool after they keep breaking the rules, decides to revoke their access: ‘I told them to get out’

One makes a lot of poor choices when one tries to be a good person. Not to say you shouldn’t try to be a good person, the world is definitely better when people do that, it’s just that you should at least expect people to take advantage of your kindness. If you’re too nice, it …
Seguir leyendo Neighbor regrets allowing entitled kids to use their swimming pool after they keep breaking the rules, decides to revoke their access: ‘I told them to get out’

‘Putting in a pool is not some kind of emergency’: Homeowners give neighbors 48 hours to sign document letting them tear up their yard for a new pool, push back when they have doubts

If you’re lucky enough to have your own yard, you have to be protective over it.  You get to have your own private access to nature, even if that’s just a patch of grass where you can read a book. You can take the grill out and practice your barbecue dad skills. You can give …
Seguir leyendo ‘Putting in a pool is not some kind of emergency’: Homeowners give neighbors 48 hours to sign document letting them tear up their yard for a new pool, push back when they have doubts

Freeloading Karen insists on letting her kids use the neighbor’s pool, throws tantrum when neighbor won’t agree to her ‘pool rules’: ‘It’s my pool, and she’s acting like she owns it’

When it comes to getting along with your neighbors, the phrase ‘sharing is caring’ comes to mind. Most people would rather live next door to the guy happy to do them a favor than a Scrooge who takes offense at the slightest upset. At the same time, it is important not to take liberties with …
Seguir leyendo Freeloading Karen insists on letting her kids use the neighbor’s pool, throws tantrum when neighbor won’t agree to her ‘pool rules’: ‘It’s my pool, and she’s acting like she owns it’

A Life-Saving Amount of 27 Lifeguard Memes for the Honorable Folks in Red

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20+ Swimming Pool Memes For Diving Into Your 4th of July Celebration

We are in the middle of swimming season, and I am here for it. If you are lucky enough to have access to a pool during these summer months, I hope you wise up and take advantage of it. I sure took for granted that every household in my Texan hometown town had its own …
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Grandma cancels pool trip with her 7 grandchildren due to 8-year-old grandson’s misbehavior, angers his mother: ‘The group punishment made him unliked by the other kids’

We all know the feeling of being punished for someone else’s misdeeds. When you’re an adult, it manifests more subtly, like wondering, «Who ruined this for everyone?» when you see a particular rule. But when you’re a child, the Geneva Convention need not apply. It takes one kid being just enough of a stinker to …
Seguir leyendo Grandma cancels pool trip with her 7 grandchildren due to 8-year-old grandson’s misbehavior, angers his mother: ‘The group punishment made him unliked by the other kids’

Dude gets invited to a pool party, defies expectations by being the only attendee to swim: ‘I hope he knows he’s the only normal one there’

When you become an adult, you’re automatically expected to have less fun. It’s one of those cruel realities we all have to live with, and it’s just not fair. Why would I not want to ride the rides at the theme park just because I’m over the age of 22? Why must parties become boring …
Seguir leyendo Dude gets invited to a pool party, defies expectations by being the only attendee to swim: ‘I hope he knows he’s the only normal one there’