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If one passes out in the hot tub one could drown.
If one passes out on the splash pad, chances are good the kids would just run over you:
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Ahh, I got confused by the passed out comment.
If one passes out in the hot tub one could drown.
If one passes out on the splash pad, chances are good the kids would just run over you::
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Just an update. Dcm never talked to me in person about it, but she did text me after drop off today to tell me grandma would watch dcg in the morning while we went swimming (we are going to a splash pad...not swimming). She then asked if gradma can drop her off for lunch when we picnic int he park. I told her no, she can meet us at the house when we get back. I hope that wasn't rude, but if you won't let me take her to splash in a sprinkler for an hour, then I don't plan to pack a lunch and feed her when it is convenient for you. I will basically have her for nap, but on the plus side, my day got a lot lighter! She is my only one in diapers, so now I don't have to worry about packing extra stuff. Is it mean that I may take them for ice cream after and post plenty of pics to FB showing how much fun we are gona have? Dcg is too young to get pics on FB, but I kind of hope the message sinks into mom that she is limiting her daughter's fun and experiences because of her own fears. It may be mean, but hey, I was kind of insulted by her comments so I guess it is my way to blow off that annoyance. Anyway, thank you for the input and I cannot wait for Friday!
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I was thinking about this thread this morning- we have a splash pad about 20 minutes away from us. A 5yo had a secondary drowning incident after attending with the school. She had apparently stood under one of the little mushrooms and inhaled water. She coughed at the time, nothing immediately life threatening. Got back to the school and they had to call 911. She's fine, but her lungs later filled with fluid!
That being said, I don't allow my own kids to go anywhere water related without a very low ratio. I am 'that mom' that kept my kids home on swimming field trips at school (20:1-2 is not a low enough ratio for me).
I would NOT tell my provider this- just "grandma has off, so dcg will miss it unfortunately."
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I was thinking about this thread this morning- we have a splash pad about 20 minutes away from us. A 5yo had a secondary drowning incident after attending with the school. She had apparently stood under one of the little mushrooms and inhaled water. She coughed at the time, nothing immediately life threatening. Got back to the school and they had to call 911. She's fine, but her lungs later filled with fluid!
That being said, I don't allow my own kids to go anywhere water related without a very low ratio. I am 'that mom' that kept my kids home on swimming field trips at school (20:1-2 is not a low enough ratio for me).
I would NOT tell my provider this- just "grandma has off, so dcg will miss it unfortunately."
I totally understand. Secondary drowning is something that can occur for many different reasons and can happen at home in the backyard, just as it can happen anywhere else. My mother suffered major trauma after inhaling fluid into her lungs from taking a drink. The ratio in this case would have been 5:1 with dcg being the youngest (2). The others are older (sa). I think if this dcm felt as strongly as you do, she should have talked to me in person and she should have pulled dcg from care for the day. She chose to bring my own parenting into and to add herself as a chaperone, which is why I left it at either come or don't, but I will not make concessions because you don't think I am capable of caring for your child for an hour at a splash pad. For the record, had it been a sprinkler in my yard, she would not care, so it is not about dry drowning, it is about her worrying that her daughter would get hurt on the cement platform. Again, she can choose to do whatever she would like and I am glad she told me about it, but it still stings when you watch someone's kid for so long and they don't trust you to take them to a splash pad for an hour. Sorry for the vent...this has hit me harder than I would like for some reason.
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I would definitely take lots of pictures.And I would have done the same as you and not allowed her to come also. I'm at that point also where I tend to be more "matter of fact" and had she asked me why she couldn't come I wouldn't have had a problem with saying "Susan, little Suzie behaves very differently when you are around and it would only make things more stressful and confusing for her and I if you came along" ...
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UPDATE
Well, it was all for naught. The two kids we were having all the fun for on their last day ended up sick, so I had no kids until 12, which was kind of nice. My kids and I had fun, though. On a side (venting) note, the mom of the two kids didn't bother to let me know they were sick until 45 minutes past when they usually arrive. My kids were staring out the window waiting for them, so I felt bad having to tell they they were not coming, but they got over it once we went out and had our own fun. Thank you for the input on this and hope everyone enjoys a great weekend!Comment
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