'My son peed in a swimming pool and another woman grassed on me - I'm so upset'
Taking your child who is potty training to the waterpark, or swimming, is a brave step, but it's one that many parents choose to do. It's likely that at some point, your child will pee in the pool, but the chemicals in the water will mean it's inconsequential.
One woman took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to explain how mortified she felt when her son told her he needed to use the toilet but they didn't make it in time. She 'went up to the lifeguard to tell her what had happened', but she put her mind at rest saying it was 'harmless'. Things got tense, however, when a woman who'd witnessed the situation came to tell the lifeguard she 'saw it happen', trying to get the mum into trouble.
The little boy peed in the pool, but his mum faced backlash (Stock Image) (Getty Images)She wrote: "I was at a waterpark with my son when this unfortunate incident happened. He was in pullup swim diapers because he is still potty training. We have been teaching him to tell us when he has to go potty.
"He told me he needed to pee, so I lifted him out of the pool and then walked to the stairs to get out myself because I have a bad back. When I got out, I saw that he had pulled his pullup down and was peeing in the pool.
"I told him to stop and that the pool isn't a toilet. He has a tiny bladder though, so at that point he was already done and pulled his pullup back up. I went to the lifeguard to tell her what happened but she said the chemicals in the pool make pee harmless so they only clear the pool if there is solid waste. She was also busy watching the pool, so I didn't want to continue to bother her.
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"I started to walk away, and a woman came up and told the lifeguard that my son peed in the pool. She said she knew because she saw it happen and I already told her. The woman asked if the lifeguard was going to do anything about it, and the lifeguard said the chemicals in the pool would take care of it.
"The woman said the lifeguard was being rude because she wasn't looking at her while responding. The lifeguard said she was watching the pool so couldn't.
"The woman asked to see a supervisor. I started to leave, but the woman told me to stay until the supervisor came because I was going to get in trouble. The lifeguard said I didn't have to stay though, so I left.
"As I was walking away, the woman asked if I was even going to reprimand my son. I said no because he was still learning what a toilet was and made a mistake. She said I and people like me are everything that's wrong with America.
"I feel bad that my son peed in the pool, and it is really embarrassing, but it was an accident. Am I really the a**hole here?"
People flocked to the comments to let the mum know that she was doing a great job, stating "in a public pool, you're in everyone's pee."
One wrote: "It's a public pool. Anyone in those things knows they're standing in chemically treated toddler pee."
Someone else fumed: "You're not the a**hole. The lifeguard is right. The other woman is totally the a**hole. Kids pee in pools, and always have, and always will. But most just pee through their suits. Other lady needs to lighten up!"
"Not the a**hole at all!", one raged. "Your baby is learning how to use his body and what is what in the world, shame on that lady for worrying about a bit of baby urine that will be destroyed by pounds of chlorine!"
What would you have done in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
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