Am I out of line ?

[LittleFuss]

So I have a very good friend who gets pissed that I wont let him bring his 15 month old kid on my boat. Meanwhile they have bought a party barge and have brought him out a few times.

While out this past weekend I watched the kid hit the deck at least 3 times from sudden throttle ups and downs...they just let him walk around or do what every, I not either of his parents stopped him from going over the rail once and stopped him from eating numerous minnows...

BTW these are the same parents who took him fishing in a 15 ft. jon boat fishing when he was 3 months old...the lake was riddled with stumps and trees. the carreir slid all over the place and a friend had to catch it from going overboard once..

Am I crazy folks or should I stand my ground ?

[mikeg205]

stand your ground its your boat... IMO

[SP Maristar]

Stand your ground. It is a good parent's job to protect their children. Don't make it your job just because they won't take care of business. You are the captain of your vessel so you make the call.

[TN Barefooter]

Although not your responsibility, it sounds to me like you are doing the right thing. Keep it up, the kid obviously needs your protection since no one else seems to be willing to protect him.

[LittleFuss]

thank you for the encouragment. I was starting to feel I was being unreasonable.

[DemolitionMan]

Stand your ground.

[tmacx2]

Their the A**holes.

[Meeker]

We have a houseboat at Lake Powell. We do one week a year. Most of our best friends have kids, but can't come because they can't leave the young kids at home for a week. Many have asked about bringing them. Sorry, but the place is dangerous enough without having to worry about a small child going over.

Stand your ground. You are the captain of your boat and ultimately responsible for the safety of those onboard.

[onejdgreen]

Your boat, your rules...

[Skyskiguy]

To each his own:
We have been house boating at Powell for twenty years and boating there for twenty years prior to that. I grew up on the lake and some of my best memories are Powell trips. Since becoming parents we have taken our kids along from the time they were just a few months old. For us, boating is about making memories with the family - that's really the only way you can justify owning a boat (certainly not a good financial decision). Don't get me wrong, it is a lot of work having fun with the family! You can't take your eyes the little ones for a second! The family trips certainly aren't the most relaxing, but, again, we feel that it's about making memories for the kids. We do have an occasional "adults only" trip so we can have a little away time - and those are a blast too.
But if the parents don't understand the dangers and aren't willing to be parents, then better to not invite them.

[jafo9]

Your boat, your rules...

yup. my boat paid for with my money. my rules. period.

[Double D]

I think your fine holding your ground. However, based on what your telling us this kid would be much safer in your boat under your protection.


Sent from my wifes old iPad using Tapatalk

[LittleFuss]

He might be DD...but not wanting to have to deal with kids is why we dont have any...

[jgraham37128]

Kid

I agree with you, and you might mention later on when the time is right one little slip up at the lake can/will have life changing consequences. If something happens to this little kid they will never come back to the lake and the lake will always have a bad memory for them. As most of us think everyone is smart enough to know how dangerous a lake can be a times, it's especially dangerous for a child who doesn't know any better. I honestly don't know that I would even get on their boat if they act that reckless with a 15 month old on their boat. I don't want to witness anything like this personally. Again this would be hard to tell a friend for sure, but man how would you feel if something did happen and they said they never knew or dreamed how fast something like this could happen. If you tell them they really have no one to blame but themselves! Just some food for thought and remember not everyone knows the dangers associated with water.

I don't think I seen anywhere where you said the kid didn't have a life jacket on at anytime while on the party barge, however if this is the case, I'd lay the law down for a 15 month old kid with no life jacket on anyone's boat, and I wouldn't care who's feelings it hurt!

[JohnE]

Stop inviting the parents and the kid. Keep them as friends in other circles. They feel their supervision is fine and you are not comfortable with it. You'll never be comfortable with them aboard so just stop putting yourself in that position. It's their child let them supervise however they want as long as you are not caught in the middle.