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re: Toddler drowns in family friend's swimming pool in Zachary

Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:47 pm to
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124302 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:47 pm to
rip to the girl from Bernice
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
128950 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:48 pm to
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That is why you should sign your infant up for that swim/float survival class



This is true....but think about this...how long can a baby/toddler float?


In some of these cases...they didn't realize for a good bit of time that the child was missing and then they find them at the bottom of the pool. No way that baby was in there 5-10 minutes..takes longer than that to sink to the bottom of the pool.


I def think it's a good thing...but it needs to be part of precautions taken. On top of fence/alarm and adult supervision.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:48 pm to
You had probably let you guard down bc it was your house, familiar surroundings, no pool, no danger.

This was all just the opposite.

Apples to oranges in this case.
Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
5099 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:48 pm to
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A girl in Bernice was fricked up and her 3 year old went outside and climbed in the above ground pool and almost died. The bf found her and pulled her out. Then she died of cancer




Anything else completely depressing you want to share with the class?
Posted by Artie Rome
Hwy 1
Member since Jul 2014
8757 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:50 pm to
quote:

My toddler never snuck outside


Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean it can't happen. Easily. Did you not ever shower? There are times when kids are left unattended. That's just life. Hopefully you have childproof knobs and other precautions, but nothing is completely childproof.

Accidents happen. That's why they call them accidents. This is terribly sad.

Both my kids were in infant swimming resource lessons before they by 18 months. But not everybody has the resources or access to such things.
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 7:55 pm
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92876 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:52 pm to
Stories like this make me sick. Who doesn't have a fence around there pool and who would let their kid go outside in a yard that had an unfenced pool? Everyone involved sounds trashy!


quote:

What the frick is "house sitting" anyway??


BTW....you really don't know what this is? It's a very common phrase.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
123945 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:52 pm to
I known mine has gotten out once because he darted out once when I was cooking and his sister slipped playing and I ran to check on her and the baby gate didn't close right and he went through the kitchen and out the door. Luckily he didn't get off the porch but they get so fast at that age.
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:52 pm to
sorry


For real though. Why would she leave her toddler alone in a stranger's house? I'd be most worried about my kid fricking up their shite. But he was a wild one and fricked up a lot of shite
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:53 pm to
Your kids were probably born with webbed feet like mine were.
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
26256 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:53 pm to
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People are stupid.


No, they are phucking dumb as a doornail.
Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
5099 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:54 pm to
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they get so fast at that age



And we get so slow at our age.
Posted by aaronb023
TeamBunt CEO
Member since Feb 2005
11774 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:56 pm to
I bet the mom sues the homeowner
Posted by TIGRLEE
Northeast Louisiana
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:56 pm to
I'm building a pool and this is my worst nightmare.
Think about it daily .


Sad.
Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
5099 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:56 pm to
quote:

Why would she leave her toddler alone in a stranger's house?




This might go without saying, but we might have discovered the worst house sitter EVER.

I bet they don't get asked next time.
Posted by Festus
With Skillet
Member since Nov 2009
84986 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:58 pm to
Maybe so, and it's why I looked for details of what happened but didn't see any. We had 3 young kids at the time. I believe my son was maybe 4? I remember the sheer panic when trying to find him. The neighbor had a hot tub and my heart sunk. Luckily, he was on his big wheel riding down the sidewalk and our neighbor walked him back home.

We learned a lesson. All I'm saying is young kids do open doors and wander, and I can understand not watching them 24/7, especially when there are more than 1.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62739 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:58 pm to
Yet another reason I don't want a pool.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:59 pm to
Yes I know what it is retard. Who doesnt have someone "house sitting" their house on a Thursday at noon in Zachary.

Sounds like a neighbor was mouching the pool and she became irresponsible and the kid drown.
Posted by jmcs68
Member since Sep 2012
40401 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:59 pm to
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Accidents happen. That's why they call them accidents. This is terribly sad.



It is sad and I'm sure the mom is devastated.
But if there is fault here it's with her.
This post was edited on 8/28/14 at 8:01 pm
Posted by OWLFAN86
The OT has made me richer
Member since Jun 2004
175718 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 7:59 pm to
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We had 3 young kids
quote:

Festus
who in the hell had sex with you once much less three times ?
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 8/28/14 at 8:00 pm to
Randy took off on his motorized four wheeler when he was 4. Luckily I was outside with him and able to run him down before he got to the highway
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