...I am convinced that something terrible will happen if I let my girls go to Wet and Wild...there you go I've as good as said it out loud now....
So yeah I know that this makes me a little bit crazy, neurotic even...but I can't help it...hear me out here...
For one thing Wet and Wild is man made...to a deadline....what if in a mad rush to meet that deadline they didn't quite tighten every nut and bolt, what if there is a bolt jiggling its way loose as we speak...yes see... it is possible yes?
Oh and what about heat stroke...waiting in those never ending queues to even reach the rides there is a risk of dehydration, sun stroke...heat stroke is a medical emergency people!
And another thing....there is water there ...it is everywhere....high risk of drowning when there is water....what if one of the girls hits their head and plummets below the waters surface...unconscious...and they are unseen by the crowds....yes what if...
Yes see I am not sounding so crazy now am I !!!! Well maybe just a tad! You can't blame me though...I'm a western suburbs girl through and through...water just isn't my thing...and don't even get me started on sand and the beach (I'll save that for another blog!!).
Sadly though Miss 13 has plans to venture out to Wet and Wild with her friends on the weekend and no matter what slightly ridiculous and unfounded phobias and fears that I may harbour I guess I'm just going to have to let her go....after I give her the talk about reapplying sunscreen every hour, drinking plenty of water, wearing her rash vest at all times, not speaking to any strangers, not going in the water for two hours after she eats...yeah you know that talk...and I think I'll throw in a phone call to the supervising mum to casually ask her to make sure my daughter doesn't drown at Wet and Wild....I might phrase it a bit more subtly than that though...what do you think?
It's going to be a long day waiting for her to return home safely that day!
(Just to be clear this post is more about my neuroticism brought on by parenting than it is about any real dangers that exist at Wet and Wild.....I know that thousands of people go there and have a really good time...in fact friends of ours go there all the time and absolutely love it...you should go check it out some time...it caters for all ages with different levels of rides and it even has a beach...with waves!!! I simply tend to feel the same away about all amusement parks, shopping malls, cinemas, restaurants, the beach.....yeah pretty much anywhere that one of my girls can go!!!....there's that crazy mumma coming out again!)
Please tell me I'm not the only one who has a few slightly crazy fears when it comes to our kids...please, pretty please......
It is illogical as all our mummy fears. I can t imagine the moment when my big one will need to pass her driving licence. But i still have time for that. I m totally paranoid about bad intentionned strangers also. I think parenthood makes us work on all our fears and at the same time adds more fears. .. Catherine xxx
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Catherine....don't even want to think about drivers licence lol !!!
DeleteI have 12 and 10 years old boys; to be honest unless I was glued to their side all day, I do not think I would want them to go to Wet & Wild either. Or the beach, or on a plane alone, or... well anywhere really. Eldest off to high school next year so I am training myself, getting to go to town on bus to meet his Dad, down to the corner shop for milk - but Wet & Wild - now that is a whole other game. And you know she will have a ball and be safe...x
ReplyDeleteOh yes high school is a whole new thing isn't it....I used to walk my eldest to the bus stop every day lol !!
DeleteOh heck I have allll the irrational fears. Hence why I haven't taught my girls how to ride a bike yet. Ridiculous? You betcha. Am I going to get over it anytime soon? Probably not. x
ReplyDeleteHaha Sasha you may have topped my fears there with the bike riding !!!
DeleteI'm very blase! Generally... thing is, she's going to go and so you'll just have to get used to it.... I try not to let disasters worry me before they have even happened, life has enought trauma without imagining up more that may not happen. My teens are older now (17 and 15) and I like them to be independent... now then... what's this about the beach!!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed all is well and you can enjoy your day too.
Gotta agree with you there Seana...there's enough real stuff to worry about without other 'what ifs'!!
DeleteNO NO don't say the 'B'(each) word hehe !!!