I’m so embarrassed.
My daughter is 3. We drove 40 minutes to have a pool day in this heatwave. It was at max capacity so we waited nearly two hours in the heat to be able to get in. When my kids got in they was so excited and wouldn’t take snack breaks. It was 95°. Everything was going great until it wasn’t. A lady told me is that your daughter? She had an accident…. my soul left my body. I grabbed her and got her clean and when I came back they obviously had to shut down the pool (it was an hour until close time but still). I was so embarrassed and everybody kept saying the rudest things. I get being disappointed but my daughter didn’t do this to be mean. She kept saying she was sorry, she was trying to get out to come and get me… she was crying and also upset we had to leave. I balled my eyes out the whole way home because of the way people was talking “people can’t even teach their kids to go to the bathroom” “people need go clean up their own mess” (I tried, it’s pool policy they have to clean it?), just so rude. Mind you, we have been to the pool over 10 times and she’s never done this. I think the heat from waiting and not having lunch just made it to where she couldn’t help it. I feel so bad truly and I’m so embarrassed. One lifeguard was an angel and told me “this happens all the time and sometimes it’s big kids don’t feel bad we understand” but as we left even the front staff was talking about it and saying rude things. You never think it will be your kid until it is. She truly had an accident and it wasn’t on purpose.
EDIT: I had TWO family members with us (the other was with my son). She had just got back from a pee potty break and was walking back into the pool with one of the family members physically in the pool at the end of the entrance waiting on her. She also seen the accident and was going towards her. I always have help. My kids are watched.
Also, pool policy is 2 and under in baby area with swim diaper.. big pool swim diapers are NOT allowed and you will be asked to leave immediately.