To think you bring towels with you?

[polargrape]

Have a Swimming pool in the garden, so over the summer we invite dc's friends over each week and they go in the pool. Some of their friends don't bring towels, just their swimming costumes and goggles, so they then ask me to provide them one of my own towels for them. Aibu to think that you should send your child with their swimming costume AND a towel? I know you can forget but some of their friends are always not bringing a towel with them, which is adding to my washing pile. Especially love it when they leave the soaking wet towel around the garden, leaving me to go pick it up at the end of the day.

Petty thing to be annoyed about I know, but some days I have no towels left! Should stop inviting the ones who turn up with no towel!

Of course they should bring a towel! The kids friends always bring a towel with them

Yes that’s quite weird. Our swimming visitors not only bring towels but drinks and snacks

When you (or your child) invite a friend over, ask them to bring a towel with them. Ask every time.

Make a new rule - no towel, no swimming. If they "forget" then send them home for one. Or make sure you make it clear when inviting friends round that you say "bring a towel" as part of your invitation.

I have a pool and also half a dozen beach type towels you can pick up cheap just about any supermarket (like two for £10). Most kids bring their own but some don’t. No one is good at picking up the towels though - certainly not my own kids!
Why don’t you just say when they are inviting them over not to forget to bring a towel?

Just ask them to bring a towel....bringht and breezy.
'Lovely to have little Tarquin round to use the pool, could you please bring your own pool towels are the mountains of laundry is getting a bit much and I'm running low on towels for my lot'

My husband has some seriously manky towels he uses for a shower after squash. I'd give them those (cleaned but still manky). Think they'd remember next time....

Don't forget to bring a towel.

Do you know the mums? Could you text and say something like “ DC is welcome to swim but could they bring a towel with them “ type thing?

I grew up in California. Nobody would expect to bring own towel.
Thing you need to tell folk what you want.

Buy some cheap quick-dry towels. Don't wash them every time!

A set like this wash and dry quickly
www.amazon.co.uk/Nicola-Spring-Turkish-Cotton-Peshtemal/dp/B072LXFFQG?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

If you're in the UK it is possible that the kids dont know the private pool visiting etiquette. You may not believe it but it isnt usual in some circles to have ones own pool.

All my friends with pools provide towels. Many provide spare swimming costumes too for forgotten ones/impromptu swimming/kids who forget.

If you want them to bring towels, just say no towel no swim, end of!
Although I’d let the occasional kid off if there was a good reason for no towel!

Just wash the towels and count your blessings you have a pool. That's what I do. It's the price to pay for seeing all that joy at your place.

Just give them a hand towel and a 'did you forget to bring a lovely big towel?' Face

Just tell your children and their friends that bringing towels are a must.

The problems of having your own pool...

Yawn. First world problems.

Bloody cheeky. You provide them with a lovely free swim and provide towels and pick them up? I would be irked too op

It would never occur to me not to take a towel in those situations.

Then again I don't know people with private pools so I could be way off the mark.

of course they should bring a towel. No one inthe UK goes swimming with a towel (public or private pool) Tell them to bring their own towel. if they don't make an issue of it. They will soon stop forgetting.

I'd leave the towels on the ground and when they want a towel point to them.

What a first world problem! (I am just jealous)

Text the mums, tell them towels are a must. Endo problemo.