Children’s Best Argument As to Why They Need a Pool

Kids really do say the darn-est things, but most of the time, there are nuggets of wisdom in their carelessly thrown out statements. They’re there…somewhere. If you’re a parent and your children are telling you their life needs a swimming pool, brace yourself. With how cunning young people are these days (we’re talking about a generation that tells their parents it’s never cool to eat their Halloween/Trick-or-Treat candy stash because there are apples in the fruit bowl for old people), it’s quite likely that you’ll lose this debate, even if you present the money issue.

To give you a solid idea of how they’ll present their case, here are the most common points they will lay down for a pool installation at home.

· “I can be the next Michael Phelps.” — When your child presents a dream that will bring glory and honor to your family, it’s just hard to say no.

· “The Y is disgusting and there are all sorts of nasty people there.” — Your children will capitalize on your parental instinct to keep them safe from bullies, perverts, and all sorts of nasties that can breed in the water.

· “You won’t let me go to (insert friend’s name here)’s pool party, so just let me have my own pool party.” — This is smart; they’re going to turn your laws against you. Let them go to their friend’s pool party and you worry about whether they’re being monitored by adults, or have your own pool installed at home where you can hover around them as often as you want.

· “We won’t have to go to the beach or the resort in the summer — we’ll save money.” Yeah, they’ll promise summers wherein they will not demand out of town trips for some fun in the sun. Who knows really how they’ll keep such promise, but this is a strong point.

· “You and dad can lose weight.” — This is a great attack. Since you don’t have time to go to the gym or you’re too lazy to jog, just work out at home in your pool. The kids have a point here — swimming is a fantastic exercise for all the members of the family.

· “You and dad can avoid embarrassing us in public wearing your weird swimsuits!” — Another attack. Their dramatics about being scarred for life at the sight of your non-Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt bodies in swimsuits, plus the fact that you don’t care about what other people think, will be used, and things can get nasty.

· “It’ll make our house a more fun place…seriously!” — They’re right about this; having a pool at home can create more fun for your family/home life. Great weather days will be perfect for parties and water games. Scorchingly hot and humid days can be made more bearable because you all can just immerse yourselves in the cool water.

Given these points and many other creative ones that the young ones can be counted on to present, it’s comfortable to say that there’s just no winning the argument for you.

So, think about it — a pool may actually prove to be one of the best investments you can make for your home life and property.