In the interests of fairness

[volksdragon]

...here's a follow-up story to the lifeguard piece I posted yesterday. .

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wcvb/20060807/lo_wcvb/9643146

Comments

[kpht.livejournal.com]

The story doesn't mention where the hell this kid's parents were. Accidents happen, but if your three year old is in *any* depth of water, and adult should be with him. I don't even let my dog out of my sight long enough for him to drown, and he's a dog! and on a leash! A lifeguard watching a pond isn't license to walk away from your kid, he's lucky he survived.

[bookwitch.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY!
We were at the beach last month with my 4 year old, and when my daughter was ANYWHERE NEAR the water, I was right there with her. She had met and was playing with another little girl about her age. The little playmate's mother and grandmother were lounging up on towels several yards up on the beach, half the time not even looking in the direction of the water.

My husband came down to the water to ask me something, and I said, 'Am I being overprotective, or are they just being idiots?' Hubby looked at me and said, 'They're being idiots.'