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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our swim team thankfully doesn't seem to have a theft problem, but I frequently watch small children walk off with my kids' pool toys (taking them from main pool to baby pool or vice versa) and the parents never say a thing. My 3 year old has gotten good at nicely asking for her toys back this summer! We never have a lot out at once - most recently, it was 2 diving rings and a small beach ball - so it's pretty obvious who they belong to and that they're being used.[/quote]

When it happens at the playground or pool and I overhear someone push back, too often the other parents will say in a purposefully loud voice to their kids things like “that little boy doesn’t like to share” or “the pool is for everyone!” As if just by being present at a pool or playground we’ve entered some sort of void where ownership no longer exists.

My favorite is when kids come up to my kid at the playground and try to take their food and the parents will say “it’s ok! They can have some” as if the only reason a person would hesitate to give away their meal was fear that the begging kid wasn’t allowed to eat.

Feed your own kids, bring your own toys, and please don’t shop the pool deck. [/quote]

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