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Is it wrong to let 8 yr olds swim by themselves?
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  GAMZu




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 20 2008, 6:52 pm
manhattanmom wrote:
GAMZu wrote:
Yes, I also wanted to ask what is meant by "pool" and "swimming."


I don't think the difference really matters--being in a pool area is just as dangerous and two eight year olds should not be playing "near a pool" unsupervised.
I didn't mean playing near a real pool vs. swimming in it. I meant a real pool vs. a wading pool of one foot depth.

Of course, 8 year old girls have NO business having ANY unsupervised access to a real pool.
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  mumoo  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 20 2008, 8:05 pm
and I hope we all know that younger than 5 shouldn't be allowed alone in even a wading pool
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  mama-star




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 20 2008, 8:29 pm
it was an above-ground pool. not a kiddie pool - you need a ladder to climb into it.
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Clarissa




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 20 2008, 8:31 pm
That shows such poor judgment I'd be hesitant to let my child go there again for a playdate.
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  mumoo




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Aug 20 2008, 9:15 pm
Did you ask the mother about it? Maybe she was watching but the girls didn't know?
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