Taking a stranger's child swimming

[lisbey]

My DS's go to karate on a Saturday morning at a private health club where we are members.

While they're there DH goes in the gym and afterwards he takes the boys swimming.

The last couple of weeks a boy from karate has attached himself to DH and gone swimming with them. His parents are either in the bar or the gym and know he goes with DH, but haven't spoken to him about it.

The boy is no trouble and our DSs love him to go with them, but it seems a bit odd that they have never checked it's OK with DH.

He's about 8yo and a good swimmer, but the pool rules require under 12s to be supervised.

DH doesn't mind entertaining him in the pool at all, but is a bit uneasy (sadly) about the bit in the changing room and also about being the responsible adult when he doesn't even know the parents' names. WWYD?

WWID? I'd speak to the parents and make sure they realised he wasn't willing to take him swimming any more. I'm actually shocked that they have let this happen. Your dh sounds lovely.

I know, but it does seem a shame when they all have so much fun.

The children know each other well because of the "club" environment and lots of the children are left to their own devices while parents are in the gym etc. But, that means although we see/know the children when they're running around with ours, we often don't know the parents as they're busy elsewhere in the club.

Your DH could talk to the parents and say that while he is happy for their son to join in with him and your DSs in the pool, he isnt willing to take any responsibility for their son before or afterwards, eg getting changed.
It does seem very strange/lazy that they are happy for a random person to look after their son in the pool, think you need to remind them that they should be supervising their son, not leaving it to your DH...