What terrifies you the most in the summer with kids?

Bethany - posted on 05/24/2012

coming from aus n being raised in the adelaide hills, predominatly bush type setting, snakes and creepy crawlies dont bother me, but water does, i dont swim n my toddler hasnt had lessons but is happy to submerge his head in the bath, im not looking forward to our summer as most of our friends have pools n i can see hes gonna wanna be in them most of the time :(

Katherine - posted on 05/22/2012

I'm so glad we don't have to worry about snakes here. That would freak me out too.

Sharon - posted on 05/22/2012

Snakes for me too.

Patricia - posted on 05/22/2012

i wouln't let him take her swimming either

Jakki - posted on 05/22/2012

Oh no.... I feel your pain. Lucky it's winter here in Australia!

Jurnee - posted on 05/21/2012

my son! I can hear him now"I'm BORED"

Jennifer - posted on 05/21/2012

SNAKES!!!!! We live in the country. We have a very shallow creek (like knee deep to the kids) that runs right behind our garage, and a swampy area that is across the street, so definitely snake friendly. For the most part, our slithery kritters are black, or garter, but there are copper heads around here as well, and I fear one of the kids will accidently come up on one. I also worry about diseases from ticks and mosquitos. We have bats that fly around the house at night, so they keep the mosquito population down, but the ticks are terrible. I actually ended up with lyme disease from one last year.

Corinne - posted on 05/21/2012

Organizing 6 weeks of 'stuff' to keep them from killing each other!

Jayce - posted on 05/21/2012

Nothing really. I love summer. The pool at our building was opened this week but haven't made it out there yet (J has a lifejacket he wears to the pool) and in two months we're heading to my folks place by the ocean where I plan on spending as much time by the beach as possible.

Bonnie - posted on 05/21/2012

I often worry about things like sunburn, dehydration, and them getting stung by something.

Firebird - posted on 05/20/2012

I don't know yet. I suppose it all depends on if Rhiannon's dad wants to take her to his grandma's over the summer. But fortunately, I've got the man well under control, so he knows the rules and knows that if he fucks up he's gonna need a lawyer that he'll never be able to afford. IF I let him take our daughter 13 hours away to a lakefront house, full of incompetent adults that I can't trust, she will not be there for a minute without him.

Amanda - posted on 05/20/2012

Swimming at the beach. I don't take them unless I have someone with me.