Pool party etiquette

[Crayola kiddies]

I have never had a pool party as I don't have a pool . but my children have been invited to pool parties and I would never think to send a sibling. Just the child who was invited to their friends birthday .... As well I never stayed for the party. The invitation stated to bring life jackets or water wings if your child was not a strong swimmer. I would expect that the parents would only invite the number if children they could safely supervise.

[Dreamalittledream]

I have never had a pool party as I don't have a pool . but my children have been invited to pool parties and I would never think to send a sibling. Just the child who was invited to their friends birthday .... As well I never stayed for the party. The invitation stated to bring life jackets or water wings if your child was not a strong swimmer. I would expect that the parents would only invite the number if children they could safely supervise.

Am I being a crazy overprotective parent? If it's a pool party, I stay irregardless. My son is 7 & a strong swimmer...but I am always paranoid of the 'what if'. What completely shocked me last year was the fact that a parent put bathing suits & floaties their 2 & 4 year old non-swimming daughters, passed them on to me saying "I have some shopping to do, when is a good time to return?"....WTH?!?! Needless to say, they are NOT invited this year.