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Fair enough?

Malaya View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:12 PM Post #1
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. Just in case. Please dont quote if you have it. anyone can get the gist just reading the responses. Thanks everyone. Feeling confident, should the issue arise again. This post has been edited by Malaya: 03/01/2013, 01:20 PM

JRA View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:14 PM Post #2
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Absolutely fair.

twinboys View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:16 PM Post #3
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Absolutely fair!

2 Gorgeous Girls View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:16 PM Post #4
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Fair Enough! Mind you I wouldn't let my 5 year old go to a stranger/neighbours pool even if they could swim. There is such a huge age/maturity/ability gap between 5 - 10 years old.

Kay1 View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:22 PM Post #5
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Yep I'd be telling the kid that unfortunately she can't swim unless her mum or dad come with her.

qak View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:23 PM Post #6
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[quote name='Malaya' date='02/01/2013, 04:12 PM' post='15200937'] ... who sends their kids to a backyard pool, of a family you've never met if your kids aren't competent swimmers. even at that age i'd think a parent should be there with them. quote] Well yes I think that is a very good point!

rainycat View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:24 PM Post #7
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Really fair, I can't believe her parents let her go in the first place.

Jemstar View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:28 PM Post #8
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Absolutely fair. I would have sent them home yesterday with the message that they were welcome to swim but they would have to have a parent there to supervise. No parent = no pool. This post has been edited by Jemstar: 02/01/2013, 03:29 PM

halfagonyhalfhop... halfagonyhalfhope View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:29 PM Post #9
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Completely fair - I think you're being generous in having such a big group of local kids over at all, let alone non-swimmers. That's a big responsibility to take on regularly. Do the parents/carers ring you beforehand?

elizabethany View Member Profile	02/01/2013, 03:30 PM Post #10
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I think it is only OK to send a non-swimmer if the parent has talked to you about that first. I would never assume that someone down the street would recognise that my child couldn't swim, and help if they are already dealing with a number of kids and hadn't been asked first. It is not unreasonable to expect a non-swimmer to have someone solely to help them.

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