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That's a shame. Because you haven't explained why you refuse to pick a course of action that protects your son AND other people's daughters, like having your son change at home or in the car, waiting until your DH can come with, or choosing pools with family changing rooms.  Care to explain before you storm off in a huff?[/quote]

OK, I'll answer this last one and then I'm done.

I have already posted that there are only two ways into the pool and back out again. One way is through the men's locker room, and the other is through the women's locker room. Even the staff have to enter and exit through the locker rooms.

I could have my son put on his swimsuit at home. That would be fine. But he has to come in with my daughters and I while we shower and then put on our swimsuits. The pool has rather strict rules that they do enforce that everyone is required to take a nude soap shower in the locker room before entering the pool. They are far stricter about that than they are age limits of children being in opposite gender locker rooms. I know that because they have been known on many occasions to have spotted someone trying to skip the pre-swim shower, and instructed them to go back, get undressed and shower, or leave. I know that on more than one occasion an employee of the pool has seen my son exiting the women's locker room on his way to the pool, and no one has ever said a word about it.

And whereas it would be fine with me if my son arrived to the pool already in his swimsuit, he has to change out of his swimsuit in the locker room, dry off, and get dressed again.

I know that no one is going to change my mind or actions, and it would appear that I'm not going to change your opinions. Thank God that it would appear that none of you go to the same pool that I take my children to. No one at that pool seems to have any problem with a little boy being in the women's locker room. I have to wonder if a lot of the posts being made complaining about my son are being made by just the same 2 or 3 people over and over?

End of conversation. For me, anyway.[/quote]

I understand, but there are still other options open to you.  Off the top o fmy head, you could wait until your DH can join you.  You could make sure your DS brings a friend.  You could ask one of the desk attendants or lifeguards to walk your son through the locker room.  You could talk to the pool board and ask for a unisex entrance and permission to have your son shower at home.  You could change pools to a pool with a family locker room.  And this is just what I've thought of without coffee in 2 minutes.  The point is, I'm not saying you're right or wrong for feeling that your son is in danger in a mens room.  But I am saying that there are many, MANY other choices you could be making that don't infringe on the privacy of young girls and break pool rules.  It seems that your argument that safety and security trumps inconvenience only applies when it's your kid.

And I don't know about hte other posters, but I'm new in this thread.  So it's not just them.  [/quote]

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