What’s wrong with her coworkers? Are they just passing all of the kids along? Lifeguarding is such a strange job when you really think about it. Water parks, beaches, and community pools around the world put patrons’ lives in the hands of bored, athletic teenagers who make $12 an hour if they’re lucky. It’s honestly …
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Entitled mom demands that children stop using the main pool because her kid failed the required swim test: ‘Or you could teach him how to swim’
At summer camp, swim tests are meant for the kids’ safety. All parents want is for their kids to have fun and be safe at the same time. But an entitled mom dares to ask every other kid not to enjoy the main pool just because her kid can’t use it. Reasonably enough, before using …
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‘Come On In, the Water’s Fine!’: 22 Swimming Memes Capturing the Silly Side of Hot Summer Pool Days
If the summer heat has you wishing you could jump into the nearest pool, consider this your invitation. Come on in, the water’s fine! Make your dramatic entrance to the pool. The memes are waiting here for you, ready to splash some laughs. There are few better places to be than in a swimming pool …
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Retired couple allow 6 and 9-year-old neighbors to use swimming pool, end the arrangement when mom requests to host daughter’s birthday party there: ‘They need to consider getting one of their own’
There’s a difference between being neighborly and being taken advantage of. Most people who live close to others really do not want to be seen as the problem neighbor. Life is a lot more pleasant when those who live in your local area think of you as a nice and considerate person, and besides, fostering …
Seguir leyendo Retired couple allow 6 and 9-year-old neighbors to use swimming pool, end the arrangement when mom requests to host daughter’s birthday party there: ‘They need to consider getting one of their own’
Aunt teaches her 6-year-old nephew how to swim against her sister-in-law’s wishes: ‘If they don’t even try to teach him, I will continue to do so.’
His mom should be grateful that his aunt cares enough about him to teach him a life skill that could save his life someday, but she’s too caught up in her own anxiety and fears to do that.
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 …
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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