Swimming Pool Issue

[Anonymous]

* "kids" : Be polite. Apologize. Request and gelp her move.

[Anonymous]

The guest was wrong and you were right OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, capri pants? Now everyone will come for her. People who have such bad fashion sense are not going to get the benefit of the doubt here.

What's wrong with capris? I am too old for shorts and summer is too hot for long pants. Capris are fine for me.

[Anonymous]

Wow, where are you posting from that your pool is prepped, ready to go, and it's warm enough to swim?

[Anonymous]

I have a feeling there were other factors at play and this incident was the straw that broke the camel's back.
There's more to it than just complaining about getting wet while sitting in the splash zone.

What's the backstop Op? Is she jealous of you? Did you spite over something un-related awhile back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure I'd post this much detail with your user name.

No one knows who she is, pp. DCUM has readers from all over the country.

[Anonymous]

Assuming she was sitting with other adults I might have tried to tried to relocate everyone so she doesn’t feel exiled but other than that I would not let her threaten to end the kids’ game. I’m sure her husband had had to reign her in before. I would not invite them back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do this at a private home, but I yell at kids at our community pool all the time. They squirt their giant water guns outside of the pool and or make really bad throws with balls full of water. Of course they are totally unsupervised so I tell them to knock it off and get lost.

How is this your place?

It is the place of everyone at a pool, public and private, to keep a casual eye on the kids. Everyone should tell the kids No running and to be mindful of horseplay in the water (OP should ban it but it's not clear when her pool rules are). And to not squirt or splash people wearing clothes.

- someone with a private pool who has also been to public pools

[Anonymous]

Old town mom &85 lolz

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is your guest. You are wrong.

So please tell what OP should have done, Emily Post? The boys were also guests.

[Anonymous]

OP is an entitled ahole

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do this at a private home, but I yell at kids at our community pool all the time. They squirt their giant water guns outside of the pool and or make really bad throws with balls full of water. Of course they are totally unsupervised so I tell them to knock it off and get lost.

How is this your place?

It is the place of everyone at a pool, public and private, to keep a casual eye on the kids. Everyone should tell the kids No running and to be mindful of horseplay in the water (OP should ban it but it's not clear when her pool rules are). And to not squirt or splash people wearing clothes.

- someone with a private pool who has also been to public pools

Aren't you just so special? It is the lifeguard's responsibility , NOT YOURS! Busybodies like you are neither needed nor wanted. If you told my kid what to do, I would not hesitate to tell you to shove it.

[Anonymous]

She was rude and so were you. She was ruder. Are you sure she wasn’t addressing her kid and his friends?

Regardless, as host you should have gone high and had a warmer response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Host : Be polite. Apologize and help her move to another table. Bring her a drink.

Guest : Be polite. Move.

Kids : Be polite. Request and help her move.

Common sense : Don't invite group of young adults (21 isn't a kid by any definition) and families together. Have your party one weekend and help young adults organize their own on another weekend.

My 12 year old would love to play with his older cousins like this. I would stop dangerous behavior, but not splashing. its a private pool and she is not in the water