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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This argument, which happens at least once a year, is absurd.  If you don't like the rules of the club, don't go to that club.

Why should my 10 year old daughter have to deal with your 5+ year old son staring at her while she changes?

You can change you son at home, in the car, or even by putting a towel around his waist so that he can do a deck change.

You could also accompany him into the men's locker room.  As a father, I would rather you see me naked than have your son see my daughter naked.

When you break the rule and bring your son into the ladies locker room, you are just saying that you think his welfare is more important than the welfare of my daughter and all of the other young girls in that locker room.

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You keep assuming the rules say no starting at 5. That's no true at my pool and many others. [/quote]

Hi Wacky - You keep saying you'll do it whether your kid is 5, 6 or 7...so his current age isn't relevant. What is relevant is this:  you are upset if people complain that your 5 year old is in the women's room yet the rule permits him to be there at 5.   You also say, however, when the rule applies against you (when he's 6+) you'll still bring him in there so that he can ultimately grow vegetables and not be sodomized, even if you have to label him transgender to do it.[/quote]

I'm a person who said our membership tried to lower the age and saw immediate push back (and raised the age again immediately). At our pool, kids are now allowed in the changing rooms until age 6, then parents are asked to use discretion. In the two years since, it hasn't been an issue.

I would imagine that some (maybe most?) children are completely fine in a membership pool's confined changing room by around age 6. But there could certainly be some kids who aren't ready yet at that age, just as there may be some 4 year olds who could handle it completely. Frankly, I'd be wary of my 6 year old in a Y's changing room, but we don't freqquent the Y. If the rule was "no 6 year olds there" I would probably just take my business elsewhere. I certainly wouldn't send my 6 year old somewhere I was uncomfortable with.

BTW, this isn't North Korea / gay pride here. She's not the only poster. In fact, I think she's probably trolling. [/quote]

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