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Yes, this is a tragic accident, and my heart goes out to the boy's family and friends, but it could have been prevented.  First of all, children that young MUST have supervision by an  adult or at least a responsible older person when swimming.  Secondly, no child should  be wearing a flotation devise designed for a larger person.  That  alone could have "tangled" him up where he could not upright himself when he first got into trouble...such a sad story. 
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mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 8:23 AM

I wont have a pool.... You always have to also worry about the neighbor kids sneaking in when your not home or the dog falling in....

So sad about that little boy.... I have a two year old sitting on my lap right now...

junonia read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 9:56 AM

Wow! How sad for the family. Shoot, when my kids were younger, I sat outside with them even when they ran through the lawn sprinklers. Unsupervised kids and water, just don't mix.

superjaybrd read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 12:06 PM

It is very sad about the little boy who drowned. I could not agree more with what has already been said. I would have to think long and hard about having a swimming pool put in. I have a small wading pool, but the kids are NEVER around it without adult supervision. I have also heard of toddlers drowning in toilets and buckets. They are top-heavy and once they get down, they can't pull themselves back up. My heart goes out to that family!

luvthykids read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 1:41 PM

This is why I won't have a pool and when we go to our lake lot and go swimming at the pool and I have to go to the bathroom I make them get out and come with me man they hate that but you never know and even if they can swim I still get nervous about them being in there, without me around.

julybabe read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 1:47 PM

I live in that town, i dont know the people, but it is amazing how many people buy those rubber blue inflatable pools even if they only put 18 inches of water in it. They think its a safe toy. "Not like a regular pool" They are only fooling themselves!

cuzz31 read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 1:53 PM

As a co-worker to a family member of this horrible event , my heart and thoughts are with the family . As a father of a soon to be 2 year old daughter , it hits home in many ways . For some reason new parents are a little more paranoid over their children til the 2nd or 3rd child is born and then the experience of being a parent kicks in and you become more relaxed . It has been a common problem in my family as well , where while out at a family function there are many adults who can watch the numerous of children in our family . However it seems to me that the more relaxed you are with you kids or kids in general , the more prone you are to assume they are taken care of by another member of the family . I have member's in my family that assume that since they used certain parenting methods on their first couple of kids that the same would apply for the rest . Point being that If I allowed my daughter to swim with no adult supervision a few times and nothing happened I may become complacent and that may disrupt my judgement for future scenarios , I may always allow her to ( I of course would not , simply hypothetical).Point being of course what frame of mind are you in to allow a 5-6 year old in a pool alone , let alone SOMEBODY ELSE'S kids of the age of 2 alone near or in a pool , whether it was 18 inches or 18 feet deep. The sole fact of putting an ADULT life vest and child restraint around the waist seems to be a pro - active step to avoid drowning for somebody who was not going to be around to watch them . My daughter (21months )frequently plays in our pool ,also infl

mrmgrady read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 2:23 PM

Sad but true! It is a sad way to get parents/adults to wake up and supervise their children while around any body of water!

crickyann read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 2:45 PM

Something similar could have happened in my own back yard at one time. We had one of those steel-corrugated pools about 15' dia., by about 2 ft. high- and even though my daughter (now 15) never swam unsupervised and the yard was entirely enclosed by chain-linked fence (also protected by our German Sheperd). However, the gate was never locked and any child could have wandered in...

miwwa read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 4:00 PM

ur heart ur insdie a compuetr do u people fly planes do u use soap in the shower soap up my world lol use it in drive ways car dealerships chemicals and stuff on carpets with animals i have painb of world and problems of world and people wine about losing a dam kid i feel better for the kid dont have to live with yalll my feelings dont get me started this is a 10 year brain search i just turned 33 thought i was 34 im nuts dont even know my age so lol thats a acid person 4 ya

miwwa read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 4:03 PM

my old crazy chris site ...now i im nsijohn
my feelings sorry if offend its a kid just like a fish plant helll u kill my water lol i like water better than ur kids anyway

pamrich read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 6:04 PM

So so sorry about this poor child! We had a pool when our son was young and I always worried about it. We had a fence around it with a locking gate and we had a floating pool alarm which would go off if the neighbor's dog got in the pool. He loved to swim when it was hot. I bought Junior a size-specific life vest and all that, but the best thing I think we did at the time was put him in Water Babies at the YMCA when he was just a baby and kept going to lessons until he was about three or four and could really swim. Somehow I felt better that he could at least float himself over to the side. And the other thing that scared me was when the pool was closed and had the cover on it. I was always worried that one of the kids would get in there and play on the cover and fall through. But I'd still have a pool -- I think I'd put an inside fence around it, though.

crickyann read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 6:20 PM

pamrich-you've done everything possible for the safety of kids around water. My daughter also had swimming lessons since around age 4-5.

pamrich read my blog
Jul 11, 2007 | 7:02 PM

Yeah, I'm from the Texas Panhandle where there isn't much water -- no creeks, streams, etc., so I was really worried. Those lessons at the Y are great and they really teach even the babies a lot! I didn't want to let the kid out of my sight until he could swim.

connie3212 read my blog view my photos
Jul 11, 2007 | 8:50 PM

My thoughts and prayers are with the family as well. I have a 5 year old little boy, a 2 year old little boy and a 7 month old little girl. We go to the river all the time. Of course the kids have life jackets on but we are also in the water with them at all times. Anything can happen with a blink of an eye. It is so sad that this happened and so heartbreaking. Nothing will ever take the pain away from this family but hopefully given love, support from family and friends and much counseling they will be able to cope with what happened.

miwwa read my blog
Jul 12, 2007 | 4:11 AM

givem acid lol works 4 m,e thinkimg i can teach u wake up have a cid day on me not being mean lol once is better tahn none d ask 4 motion tracking before u drive i do be sm,art

asmerelda read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 7:02 AM

It is sad and you are right cricky where was the adult in charge?????

Get-Real read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 8:13 AM

Yes it is sad. The adult in charge was in the house on the phone,that's what I read in the Post.
Oh, miwwa you are not one bit funny.

Get-Real read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 8:15 AM

Cricky, I love your dog. What kind is it?

connie3212 read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 9:01 AM

Is it just me or does miwwa never make any sense? I don't get him one bit.

Yes, the adult was in the house. I too read that. He was on a conference call or something like that. I too wonder with the life jacket on plus the floaty ring that he was wearing around his waist.....I wonder if that threw him off balance and that is why he drowned. I thought I read there were other kids out there as well. I could have read that wrong. If I didn't read that wrong, why didn't the other kids do something?

cmsbutter read my blog
Jul 12, 2007 | 9:02 AM

I sat & cried as I read that horrible story...There is no need to blame ANYONE, I'm sure his parents have suffered enough.... as they say NO child should be left ALONE. My heart goes out to this childs entire family.

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