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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me too OP! I'm just not into the pool. I enjoyed it as a child, and I'm sure I will get flamed or whatever but hanging out in the sun for hours at a time is different now. There are plenty of other things to do in the summer. Now admittedly, we work and our kids are in daycare, but we just got a nanny and it's possible that next summer the pool will be a good idea for them. So I may join, but I don't think it's an absolute. I do want my kids to learn how to swim though, but was thinking they would do that at lessons through the county rec centers, the Y, camps etc. [/quote]

When you say there are other things to do in summer, what specifically are you referring to? In a typical super-hot DC/MD/VA summer, what other activities keep kids busy during the day if you don't want to be stuck indoors and you don't have a vacation house to escape to?  I asked the same question in an earlier post but nobody answered.

FWIW, we do belong to a pool and enjoy it, but I'd love to mix it up sometimes too and I can never come up with anything. This summer has been so nice that we've been able to do playgrounds and stuff, but usually at this time of year it is hot and humid as hell, even in the early am and late afternoons.

Also, for the non-pool posters, how old are your kids?  Mine are 3 and 6, but I can see how the pool would feel less important if you just have babies or young toddlers who still nap. Once they get a bit older it's a loooooong day, and they love seeing other kids, which is impossible if you just stay home. [/quote]

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