Throwing Balls Across Pools

[Anonymous]

Worse is the 7/8 year old boys with the super strong water squirters, terrible aim, and of course no adult in sight.

I am an ES teacher and have no problem telling them to knock it off in my strongest teacher voice. Most will listen or at least move; but some have clearly never been disciplined in their lives.

[Anonymous]

Yikes. This reminds me of the old cartoon with the oppressive mayor Bergermeister Meisterberger who declares ‘no toys’ in all of Sombertown.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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

Are you related to the poster who always has tears in their eyes when women don’t support women running MLMs?

[Anonymous]

This is what bro dads do. Not that I'm complaining. They are usually hot and ripped

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Yeah it’s almost like you can play with your kids AND respect it’s a public space that you’re sharing with other people!

[Anonymous]

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

They can throw a ball around outside the pool in grass! Instead of taking up the whole damn pool because other people don't want a ball hitting them in the head.

It's dangerous. It could lead to concussion, or even drowning if the person gets knocked out in the pool.

There is a reason why many pools ban it. All should.

[Anonymous]

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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.

They can throw a ball around outside the pool in grass! Instead of taking up the whole damn pool because other people don't want a ball hitting them in the head.

It's dangerous. It could lead to concussion, or even drowning if the person gets knocked out in the pool.

There is a reason why many pools ban it. All should.

I’m picturing the hysterical church lady in my head. Keep it coming this thread is so funny.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Nah, I’ll just take your kid’s ball and hold it. When he asked for it back I’ll tell him a parent needs to come get it.

If you were really a take charge bossy babe like you're pretending here, you would already have done this since it's a big problem for you. So, what happens when you do this or is this just some lame idle threat by a non-confrontational busy body who wouldn't dare?

[Anonymous]

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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.

Nah, I’ll just take your kid’s ball and hold it. When he asked for it back I’ll tell him a parent needs to come get it.

If you were really a take charge bossy babe like you're pretending here, you would already have done this since it's a big problem for you. So, what happens when you do this or is this just some lame idle threat by a non-confrontational busy body who wouldn't dare?

I’m the ES teacher above who would absolutely do this. But usually my teacher voice/look works. But I have done the above once and it worked. I’m experienced in having awkward convos with parents who have no clue.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Nah, I’ll just take your kid’s ball and hold it. When he asked for it back I’ll tell him a parent needs to come get it.

If you were really a take charge bossy babe like you're pretending here, you would already have done this since it's a big problem for you. So, what happens when you do this or is this just some lame idle threat by a non-confrontational busy body who wouldn't dare?

I’m the ES teacher above who would absolutely do this. But usually my teacher voice/look works. But I have done the above once and it worked. I’m experienced in having awkward convos with parents who have no clue.

So just say you DO this then, instead of should, could, would, etc. Makes you look like all bark and no bite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It really is a space taking issue. Two or third people tossing a ball keep getting farther apart until they’re taking the length or width of people and everyone else is effectively pushed to the sides.

Do what do you do at the pool? Stand there? You can’t do that at the side while active people enjoy themselves?

Uhm. I swim. And the usual result is the women are taking up as little space as possible as the dad hogs the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Worse is the 7/8 year old boys with the super strong water squirters, terrible aim, and of course no adult in sight.

I am an ES teacher and have no problem telling them to knock it off in my strongest teacher voice. Most will listen or at least move; but some have clearly never been disciplined in their lives.

I hate those water squirters. The parents are never around as the boys aim for my face and wash out my contacts.

[Anonymous]

One of my biggest pet peeves. But I'm kind of a a(#h*#e.