Annoying things parents do with their children
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As a parent I can see both sides of your post OP.
In our local pool the main pool has a couple of lanes cordoned off especially for the swimmers who seemingly glide serenely through the water length after length.
There is also space for the 'family' users so they can dick about with their kids and various buoyancy aids.
As for discipline I become irritated with partents who have no control of their children - they either constantly shout at them only to be ignored or they just let them run riot.
I'm not a perfect parent but i sure as hell ensure mine are under control and do as I ask them.
In our local pool the main pool has a couple of lanes cordoned off especially for the swimmers who seemingly glide serenely through the water length after length.
There is also space for the 'family' users so they can dick about with their kids and various buoyancy aids.
As for discipline I become irritated with partents who have no control of their children - they either constantly shout at them only to be ignored or they just let them run riot.
I'm not a perfect parent but i sure as hell ensure mine are under control and do as I ask them.
Du1point8 said:
hornetrider said:
lord trumpton said:
As a parent I can see both sides of your post OP.
In our local pool the main pool has a couple of lanes cordoned off especially for the swimmers who seemingly glide serenely through the water length after length.
There is also space for the 'family' users so they can dick about with their kids and various buoyancy aids.
This. There's also separate times set aside for lane swimming. In our local pool the main pool has a couple of lanes cordoned off especially for the swimmers who seemingly glide serenely through the water length after length.
There is also space for the 'family' users so they can dick about with their kids and various buoyancy aids.
In summary op, either live and let live or attend the pool at the right time.
They could use the kiddy pool, but no they just go and use the main swimming pool and disrupt others.
If I get to the pool and there is no room for me to use it, then I don't just jump in, I wait my turn, so why do some people not care about that?
Everyone had their right to use the facilities and ultimately its up to the pool management to provide options for all. As humans though it would be nice if we all tried to respect the wishes of others. No matter what the activity - there will always be conflicting views in huge gatherings of people of varying ages.
Im on facef
k and some of the female friends post up on a daily basis pics of their young kids...'look xyz has been playing in the mud...' or whatever and post up a pic.
Though they are friends sometimes i just want to post 'hey that’s really great but in reality nobody really cares what your kids have been doing. Honestly they really don't. ..'
For the record im a father of 3 but don't need to keep posting pics up hoping eveyone will start to 'like' my post and add st like 'aw bless xxx'
k and some of the female friends post up on a daily basis pics of their young kids...'look xyz has been playing in the mud...' or whatever and post up a pic.Though they are friends sometimes i just want to post 'hey that’s really great but in reality nobody really cares what your kids have been doing. Honestly they really don't. ..'
For the record im a father of 3 but don't need to keep posting pics up hoping eveyone will start to 'like' my post and add s
t like 'aw bless xxx'zarjaz1991 said:
As regards children at racetracks, and indeed in pubs etc, there's no "age" at which this is ok. It depends on the child primarily, and also the parents. I've known children who are transfixed by cars from the moment they can walk, if not before, and I don't see why they shouldn't be taken as they will love the experience, in their own way. This is markedly different from someone just dragging their child along for the sake of it, which usually ends up in the screaming issues.
I could moan on all day about screaming or badly behaved children in public places, but when you look closely you'll realise it really is a very small minority of bad parents. Look around and you'll see many happy families with well behaved children and the fact is we don't really notice them because they are not making a nuisance of themselves. They really are the majority.
I say this as someone who does not have children and never will, I'm not really a "child" person and never will be, but it really is a small minority who cause problems.
As for the swimming issue that started this thread...I sympathise, but I do think that in normal public swimming sessions the family has as much right to be there as anyone, and perhaps they start similar threads on forums bemoaning people who just want to hog the pool by charging up and down swimming lengths and woe betide anyone who gets in the way....
At last, someone speaks sense.I could moan on all day about screaming or badly behaved children in public places, but when you look closely you'll realise it really is a very small minority of bad parents. Look around and you'll see many happy families with well behaved children and the fact is we don't really notice them because they are not making a nuisance of themselves. They really are the majority.
I say this as someone who does not have children and never will, I'm not really a "child" person and never will be, but it really is a small minority who cause problems.
As for the swimming issue that started this thread...I sympathise, but I do think that in normal public swimming sessions the family has as much right to be there as anyone, and perhaps they start similar threads on forums bemoaning people who just want to hog the pool by charging up and down swimming lengths and woe betide anyone who gets in the way....
zarjaz1991 said:
anonymous said:
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I think your constant use of the term "breeders" does you no good at all. It's really quite an offensive term.I'm a committed "non breeder" and I'm the first to moan about badly behaved children, but I wouldn't dream of labelling people "breeders". It's a horrible term and reminds me of the sort of language rabid feminists use to refer to men. It's kind of passive-aggressive really.
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