Rant about entitled parents at the pool
Hey guys! I am a lifeguard and I wanted to share my experience with a parent at work today. Usually we have a lot of issues with parents, especially if their kid is not tall enough for a certain slide at the pool. Today, there was a boy trying to go down the slide, but he hadn't passed the test that you have to take to use the slides. 270
I told him he couldn't go, but then his mom started yelling at us that we should let him go anyway just a few times and that it would be fun, and she'd keep an eye on him. I find these parents to be especially annoying because they are completely missing the point of the height limit - it's to protect your kids!! I wish people knew that these rules exist for a reason, and we have to have them in place since pools can be pretty dangerous. Also, they usually don't listen to anything I say and it appears to go in one ear and out the other, but usually they realize we won't budge and give up. I feel bad turning down the kids, but I know it's for the best. 533