Dad Issues Warning About Mermaid Swim Tails

[SandyPGravel]

Scary article!

Dad Issues Warning About Mermaid Swim Tails After 5-Year-Old Child Nearly Drowns In Kiddie Pool

 

[clifffaith]

OMG, why do they sell those bathing suits??

 

[Cornell]

OMG, why do they sell those bathing suits??

Yeah, I don't see these being on the market for much longer. Really scary stuff.

 

[geekette]

What a terrible idea, to bind the legs of a swimmer. Bad concept, should never have become product.

So far as I know, kids can still use their imaginations. Pretend that you have a mermaid tail. Make the kids terry cloth 'swim robes' that have tails. It's a towel, it's a coverup, but when worn properly, tail should be just past the knees. It's a decent out-of-pool compromise.

I am honestly angry that anyone would so unthinkably put swimmers in danger.

I am glad for the happy ending, with fast-thinking older sister, and dad that is always careful, and knew there was a risk. Had either he or his other daughter not been "on it", .... yikes

Seems like a good time to point out The Buddy System for swimming anywhere, in anything. There should always be at least 2 of you, watching out for each other. Nobody swims alone. I was a long time competitive swimmer, and that includes me, too. Probably 3 times in my life that I didn't have a buddy capable of fast help if I needed it, so I cut short my planned water fun.

 

[Brett]

OMG, why do they sell those bathing suits??

looks like a bad idea ..... but not as bad as lawn darts

 

[slip]

looks like a bad idea ..... but not as bad as lawn darts

I loved lawn darts as a kid. So many memories from when I was a kid.

 

[SandyPGravel]

I loved lawn darts as a kid. So many memories from when I was a kid.

We still have two sets of lawn jarts. DH has the original box too.

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[slip]

We still have two sets of lawn jarts. DH has the original box too.

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Exactly the same one we had. Many hours of fun with that. Our whole family played.

 

[geekette]

Had no idea it was Missile Game for the Family! Somehow I think my brother would have taken Missile literally. Probably why we never had them.

 

[PigsDad]

Exactly the same one we had. Many hours of fun with that. Our whole family played.

My grandparents had a set at the farm, and all of us grandkids would play with them when we got together. With ~25 grandkids, I'm amazed that none of us ever got injured -- but it was definitely a fun game to play!

Kurt

 

[pedro47]

Scary article!

Dad Issues Warning About Mermaid Swim Tails After 5-Year-Old Child Nearly Drowns In Kiddie Pool

Thanks for sharing your story. I have shared your story with some parents and grandparents.

 

[Brett]

My grandparents had a set at the farm, and all of us grandkids would play with them when we got together. With ~25 grandkids, I'm amazed that none of us ever got injured -- but it was definitely a fun game to play!

Kurt

we also had lawn darts, it was a fun game
I don't know what happened to the game but we all survived

 

[DrQ]

I loved lawn darts as a kid. So many memories from when I was a kid.

What's a family get together without a trip to the emergency room. (It'll put your eye out, kid) Today's youth, just wrapped in bubble wrap.

 

[slip]

What's a family get together without a trip to the emergency room. (It'll put your eye out, kid) Today's youth, just wrapped in bubble wrap.

Yep, we played that for literally decades and no one ever got hurt. Great memories.