They say you never miss the water till the well runs dry. It’s the little freedoms that value the most in life. Way too many genuinely great things in life are taken for granted. Having a roof above one’s head, the ability to travel, having access to education, getting a degree, or the ability to choose what you’re going to have for dinner. While this may look silly to value such things, some people can only dream of it.
One more such thing that people take for granted is kindness. Reddit user Legitimate-Impact253 (further – OP) shared a story that is a perfect example of that. The OP, a 37-year-old man, and his fiancée allowed the kids from the neighborhood to use their pool with the only rule that they could not bring dogs as the pool’s lining was fragile and could break.
The OP was aware that the kids used the pool when he wasn’t home, so one day, he noticed a big tear in a pool liner and immediately knew who was at fault. The OP fixed the tear but decided to close the pool for the neighborhood kids. Once the kids were refused entry, their parents showed up at OP’s doorstep, talking about how he hurt their kids’ feelings and asking to reopen the pool. OP’s fiancée stood on the neighbors’ side and suggested apologizing to the neighbors.
Unsure of what to do, the OP turned to the AITA community to get an unbiased opinion on the situation. The OP asked, “AITA for not allowing neighborhood kids use the pool?” and almost 1K comments later, the Redditors ruled out their decision. Turns out, people were more concerned about the legal issues rather than the pool itself. Scroll below to read the full story and what the people had to say. What do you think? Should the OP reopen the pool for the neighbors’ kids?
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After discovering a tear in a pool lining, the man disallowed entry to the pool for the neighbors’ kids, then everyone blamed him for acting like a jerk
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After moving into a new neighborhood, OP and his fiancée decided they wanted a pool, so they put an above-ground one in their yard
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The couple allowed neighbors’ kids to play in with the only rule that they should not bring dogs to swim in the pool
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One day, the OP noticed a tear in a pool lining, and after that, he disallowed kids from playing in his pool
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The kids’ parents showed up at OP’s doorstep and said that he hurt their kids’ feelings and demanded to reopen the pool. OP’s fiancée was on the neighbors’ side
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Although the fiancée didn’t, Redditors stood by the OP and his decision but also said it was irresponsible of him to leave kids in the pool unattended
