Unnecessary Worry?

posted 3 months ago, updated 2 days later

Okay, I'm the aunt, not the grandmother, but I could not help myself. Yesterday my sister (the grandmother) and I went to visit her daughter in law for a few hours in the morning. She is now the proud mother of two, and her almost two year old is progressing on the potty training routine, but that's a whole different blog.

As we walked up the sidewalk I noticed a little kiddy pool filled with water in the front yard. No fence and unattended. Later on in the visit, as we sat on the front step and watched her son playing with the garden hose, washing his toys down and just having fun with the water. Hopefully my sister didn't hear me mention that a child can drown in a bucket and wasn't she concerned having that pool out front with nobody around and no protection. Her response was there were no other children on her cul-de-sac, but hopefully it made her think a little. I think I would rather let my child deal with cold water than leaving a pool full of water.

Should I have kept my mouth shut?

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1. 3 months ago Marit0129 wrote:

I am not one to offer unsolicited advice, but I am with you on this one. Children and unattended water do not mix. One moment in time and happiness becomes tragedy. I remember from my early days as a young mother, unsolicited advice in the moment would get my back up but on later reflection I would rethink it and if the advice was valid I paid attention. I think she will too.

2. 3 months ago feywon wrote:

And none ever visit? And a new family might not move in? And her own might not slip out?

i hope your niece really heard you. If not mention the possibility of lawsuit to her hubby. That'll get something done.

3. 3 months ago TestofF8th wrote:

Follow up: After reading the comments so far, I decided to give my sister a call and let her know that I had said something to Rachel and that I was very concerned. We talked about it quite a bit, discussed the fact that during the week Rachel's home is nanny central with two other children under the age of three. She hadn't really thought about it, but after talking about it, she agreed that saying something was the right thing to do. This is a good thing, my family seems to always have issues with people expressing opinions about their personal lives. Sorry, this time it is too important.