What is it about swimming lessons that mean all common courtesy goes out the window?
- if the sign says no outdoor shoes in the changing room, it means no outdoor shoes in the changing room. Keep a clean pair of adult flip flops or sliders in your child’s swim bag that only ever get used in the changing rooms. Job done.
- same goes for younger siblings attending the swimming pool - the sign applies to them too
- wheeling your buggy with all the dirt and fallen leaves from outside through the changing room where children have to walk in bare feet is against the spirit of the no outdoor shoes rule and you know it
- There are 4 communal, open, showers for about 30 kids all finishing at the same time. Wait until you get home to wash your child’s hair properly and apply conditioning treatments. These showers are just for a quick rinse to get the worst of the chlorine off. The communal showers are not your own private bathroom
- supervise your child in the shower so they are not turning the shower back on every time it turns off automatically, on repeat half a dozen times, while standing there showing no sign of washing anything while in the meantime shivering children are queuing up right in front of you
- don’t leave your bag in the cubicle so no one else can use it during the 30 mins that your child has no use for it
The weekly swimming lesson is tortuous enough as it is - a bit of common courtesy would improve the experience for everyone immensely.
AIBU? Or just perimenopausal and grumpy?!