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Originally Posted by Velvet
Older people have difficulty with high pitch sounds children make (it physically hurts them), the childrens’ speed, and lack of consideration - all which come with age (usually). It is hard to mix children and older people well. A parent or grandparent wants to indulge the child, let them have fun, be children. In a public place this comes at the cost of making some other people suffer. What I see described here is that there are some older people who want to enjoy the rec pool and there are some children who want to enjoy the rec pool. There is nothing wrong with teaching the children how to behave in public reasonably (it sets them up for a good social life later), however, when and if other people are unreasonable (ie. expect children to act like considerate adults) there is nothing wrong with showing them how not to be bullied either.
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First, MANY of the residents down south are not elderly…unless you consider 50s elderly. Second, this is a family pool. I agree, if you want quiet, then go to one of the MANY adult pools in The Villages. Unless the kids were performing dangerous stunts that effect other swimmers, then let grandma know in an adult manner,