Throwing Balls Across Pools

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Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about soft/nerf balls or basketballs? I don’t think people should be throwing basketballs, unless there is a hoop for that (in which case, don’t sit behind it!). But I think that people should just assume they might get beaned by a nerf ball (or splashed, or bumped into) when they go to a pool.

What else are kids supposed to do? Just stand there?

Holy God. The same thing kids do in pools that don’t allow throwing things. Swim. Play. Use your damn imagination.

They are playing. Wtf do you think they’re doing, having baseball practice?

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

[Anonymous]

I don’t necessarily mind kids throwing balls at the pool but what I mind is when they decide to anchor themselves in the shallow end which is the only place for really little kids who don’t know how to swim yet to play. We’ve had to leave our pool in Vienna more than once because of this. 10 to 12 rowdy upper elementary and middle school kids diving for the ball crashing into toddlers and younger kids who can’t swim. I was pretty shocked that the pool management allowed it to happen

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Circle of Life issues. Parents of younger kids complain that the older kids are too rowdy and unsupervised. Parents of older kids complain about the parents of younger kids unrealistic expectations of tween/teens and the older adults who have somehow forgotten what their teen/tween was like and who have a lower tolerance for noise.

Our pool has certain days / times for floats and pool toys. You can pick your times.

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I was at the pool with my 10 yo son and his friend. A bigger kid, probably 14, and quite big, picked on my son and took his goggles off his head and threw them across the pool. Before that, a big group of those kids were goofing around, being loud, throwing toys... But I just thought hey, they're at the pool. They're doing what young teens do, can't really complain. But then unprovoked, he picked on a ten year old. I went full mama bear (some might say Karen), and because he was being an ass to me, I got the supervisor. They kicked him out immediately. (Apparently they have a no tolerance policy now because of past incidents).

Anyway, I'm quite tolerant of young teens acting their age at the pool. Shallow end, deep end, balls, whatever. They don't need to move out the way of families (unless they're in the baby pool). BUT they're expected to be respectful and obviously they shouldn't pick on little kids.

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

I absolutely love my two out of control boys running around with their equally out of control buddies, raising hell, throwing balls, frisbees, splashing people, having squirt gun battles, doing cannonballs, and irritating the sh!t out of all the stiffs at the pool. I live for this stuff. Because I know they’re having fun. And that’s what being a 10 year old is about.

I buy them ice cream is they can get other moms to yell at them. It’s a game we play.

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

I absolutely love my two out of control boys running around with their equally out of control buddies, raising hell, throwing balls, frisbees, splashing people, having squirt gun battles, doing cannonballs, and irritating the sh!t out of all the stiffs at the pool. I live for this stuff. Because I know they’re having fun. And that’s what being a 10 year old is about.

I buy them ice cream is they can get other moms to yell at them. It’s a game we play.

Is this sarcasm?

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

I absolutely love my two out of control boys running around with their equally out of control buddies, raising hell, throwing balls, frisbees, splashing people, having squirt gun battles, doing cannonballs, and irritating the sh!t out of all the stiffs at the pool. I live for this stuff. Because I know they’re having fun. And that’s what being a 10 year old is about.

I buy them ice cream is they can get other moms to yell at them. It’s a game we play.

Um okay. Well don’t be shocked when they flunk out of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t necessarily mind kids throwing balls at the pool but what I mind is when they decide to anchor themselves in the shallow end which is the only place for really little kids who don’t know how to swim yet to play. We’ve had to leave our pool in Vienna more than once because of this. 10 to 12 rowdy upper elementary and middle school kids diving for the ball crashing into toddlers and younger kids who can’t swim. I was pretty shocked that the pool management allowed it to happen

Sorry the world doesn’t revolve around your non swimmer. First come first serve. Or Politely ask them to move.

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

I absolutely love my two out of control boys running around with their equally out of control buddies, raising hell, throwing balls, frisbees, splashing people, having squirt gun battles, doing cannonballs, and irritating the sh!t out of all the stiffs at the pool. I live for this stuff. Because I know they’re having fun. And that’s what being a 10 year old is about.

I buy them ice cream is they can get other moms to yell at them. It’s a game we play.

+100

That's how kids should be during the summer

[Anonymous]

And we wonder why there are so few viable men in the adult dating pool. I weep for our daughers.

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Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about soft/nerf balls or basketballs? I don’t think people should be throwing basketballs, unless there is a hoop for that (in which case, don’t sit behind it!). But I think that people should just assume they might get beaned by a nerf ball (or splashed, or bumped into) when they go to a pool.

What else are kids supposed to do? Just stand there?

Swim. At the swimming pool. Or if they MUST throw a ball, aim properly to someone who can catch. And definitely don’t ask strangers to pass you the ball you overthrew/didn’t catch.

That’s what the lap lanes are for. It’s okay to ask them to move if they are throwing balls across the lap lanes.

Kids can swim at the pool. No need for balls or guns. Just swim and play with your friends. Play sharks and minnows or Marco Polo or tag. Some of today’s kids are so pathetic (and their parents too.)

Oh lord, I would so much rather kids throwing a ball than hearing Marco Polo being shouted all around the pool!

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Anonymous wrote:And we wonder why there are so few viable men in the adult dating pool. I weep for our daughers.

My daughter is a ball thrower.

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Anonymous wrote:This post brings me to tears. Why are we targeting children playing with their fathers? It's a sweet and loving thing.

That football hitting my face is not sweet and loving. My being asked to put down my book to “pass” that stray ball to you that your kid neglected to catch or threw astray is not sweet and loving. Everything is not about your kids lady.

Calm down Karen. If you want some quiet pool for just you, build your own.

When people are in a public space, they need to show consideration for other people. A public pool is one of those places. People who want to throw balls, squirt guns, etc. are the ones who need to build their own pools. They can hit each other in the head all they want in their own space.

There’s a baby pool for people who are overly sensitive about their children being subjected to…Nerf balls.

Exactly.

Think of the millions of kids who are killed or maimed by errant ounces of foam rubber toys every year.


Thoughts and prayers.

It’s a wonder any children even survive the summer, what with Nerf toys whizzing around like incoming mortar fire.

We need reasonable, common-sense fun safety laws. And by that I of course mean a total ban on anything popularly regarded as “fun”.

Your out of control boys with no discipline can have their “fun” at your house. This is a public pool and they have to share it with the rest of us. The world doesn’t revolve around them. Shocking to you, I know.

I absolutely love my two out of control boys running around with their equally out of control buddies, raising hell, throwing balls, frisbees, splashing people, having squirt gun battles, doing cannonballs, and irritating the sh!t out of all the stiffs at the pool. I live for this stuff. Because I know they’re having fun. And that’s what being a 10 year old is about.

I buy them ice cream is they can get other moms to yell at them. It’s a game we play.

+100

These same old-farts complaining about the rowdy kids are the same people that probably complain that 'kids spend all day on video games' or 'when I was a kid, i wouldn't come home until dark'

Just ignore these fun-haters. Their lives must be miserable to get annoyed at the sound of children's laughter