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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think the people pointing out that your kid's are spoiled are dead on.

But I can also relate.  My sister in law has a community pool and lives an hour away.  We get pressured to take our non-swimming toddlers to that pool.  Yes, it's a great pool.  Yes we go once a summer.  But it's FAR. And my kids are just as happy at the spray fountain a block from our house which is a lot less work for me.

What I don't like is that it's somehow my responsibility to make my SIL feel like she's "getting her money's worth" at her community pool.  And if we don't agree to come all the time than somehow it's being "wasted".

All that said, I do think just telling your kids that your going to grandmas.  Oh and by the way, pack your suits because there's a pool.  If you don't want to swim, fine, but we'll be sitting by the pool for an hour, let's go, no opinions please.[/quote]
Op again, this is our exact situation. My mom calls every single week. She’s also about an hour away. I get that it’s a novelty to her, and we DO visit and use the pool from time to time to make her happy, but considering we have a pool at the middle of our own community, driving an hour to swim every week doesn’t make sense. Also, this pool is freezing and the kids just don’t like it for more than 15 minutes. But yes, we too get the guilt trips and are made to feel like the move there was just for us to have pool access.

[b]My kids are anything but spoiled, but the cold pool isn’t novel to them. They’d rather ride bikes on the bike trail, play tennis, wander the woods, etc, than swim in a cold pool[/b].[/quote]

OP - you so so miss the point, and your kids are spoiled if you still think this is about a fun time for the kids.  It isn't about the pool.  Let me say this again.  It isn't about the pool.  It is about seeing grandma, which I think is less fun than it used to be for them.  Do you notice that nothing on this list is anything that grandma can participate in or even watch?  Just take the kids as often as you feel you should to go see their grandma.  Don't get caught up with the language. Just be a mensch and let grandma have an hour visit.  An hour.  Be glad this is just about "hanging at a pool" for an hour, and not being trapped in a stuffy livingroom watching Ellen.

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+1. Kids can't always get what they want, and part of being a family is spending family time doing activities that aren't naturally your first preference whether it's attending your sibling's soccer game or visiting Grandma's pool once a month or (gasp) once a week. If they find the pool cold, have them bring a pack of cards or a book or if there's a playground nearby they can play there.  My visits to Grandma consisted of trying to understand her language (one I don't speak well) and nodding and smiling while she fed me.  I don't think I loved it growing up, but now these are happy memories of family.  Your kids will survive going to a pool.[/quote]

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