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OK OK I know we shouldn't judge - so please help me process some parenting I saw on holiday

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ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 15/08/2010 21:27

SO.
family arrive at swimming pool, 4 ladies 6 children aged between 1 and 10.
parents get themselves onto sun beds, babies stay strapped in buggies.
4 other children rampage in the swimming pool, 1 can swim 2 don't wear arm bands and can swim a little (but definately not well) little girl wearing armbands.
they went crazy swearing very loud (3 year old calling people round the pool names including mtherFcker!)
Life guard asks children to take some of the floats and toys out of the pool so she can see properly. Alot of swearing ensues and the lifeguard gives up with the kids and talks to the parents instead. They decide that she is being prejudiced against their kids - they are on holiday - why shouldnt they be allowed to enjoy themselves, - they end up shouting at her until she cries!

Thankfully a huge chap who was sat witnessing it all stood up to defend her but it was like so scarey episode from JK!

The little girl had really bad nappy rash - and when she went to ask her mum for a drink her mum put fanta into a baby bottle with a teat for her to drink. The whole thing was a nightmare and all I could think was that I felt sorry for the awfully behaved children. It just all felt so much money and no parenting skills.

I know this sounds like a nonsense post or a JK episode but I just want to be able to process it and know that the children are probably totally happy and balanced and that it really really doesn't matter.

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fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 16/08/2010 08:59

I see several families like this every day tbh, a sad fact of life.

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 16/08/2010 10:42

not being Coy just is totally irrelevant.

Pixie, the parents had camped by the baby pool and the children were in the big pool

Fanjo it is really sad isn't it. I mean non of us are mary poppins (well I am certainly not) and I have no experience of the other end of the scale either!

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lauzb · 16/08/2010 11:02

You wouldn't get such riffraff at Butlins Wink

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LadyBaden · 16/08/2010 11:10

I see it everyday I go into our local town (obviously not sunbathing and clogging up a pool, but same 'parenting technique'). Actually came away crying myself one day after witnessing a mother screaming and swearing at her toddler.

I know how you feel about wanting to do something, but the response will always be bad, I think Sad

hmc · 16/08/2010 11:29

You might find it irrelevant - whereas we find it interesting, so tell us!

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