Edited by Marvel, 05 February 2005 - 01:59 PM.
What to do with the kids so we can dive...
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 09:42 AM
Up here, we dive in shifts so that people can bring their kids and dogs for the weekend and everybody seems to pitch in at the dive site.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 10:02 AM
If you can find a hotel with a baby sitter great but don't expect the boat crew to do it while we are diving, I want them watching our bubbles and I'm not sure a SingleDivers trip is the best place either with all of the innuendos flying around.
Can you imagine the education a kid could get sitting between ScubaHawk and DiveCandy!
My solution was to get my two certified and set up with gear, the only problem is they only dive and get the gear serviced when dad is paying.
Can you imagine the education a kid could get sitting between ScubaHawk and DiveCandy!
My solution was to get my two certified and set up with gear, the only problem is they only dive and get the gear serviced when dad is paying.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 10:57 AM
I certainly don't expect the boat crew to do it.
However, if you folks come this way, and dive off my boat (I ain't a charter op) I don't care if you bring the kids - indeed, you're welcome to do so. I only ask that they have some common sense and know how to swim - after all, we ARE going out on a boat in the OCEAN!
However, if you folks come this way, and dive off my boat (I ain't a charter op) I don't care if you bring the kids - indeed, you're welcome to do so. I only ask that they have some common sense and know how to swim - after all, we ARE going out on a boat in the OCEAN!
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 11:34 AM
I think the idea of bringing the older kids along to babysit the younger ones is great... but then again, my kids ARE the older ones. Speaking from personal experience though, I can guarantee you that they would jump at the chance of a discounted trip (or whatever we arranged) in exchange for services rendered and so would I! They have to work to play... a concept they NEED to learn quickly in life.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 12:32 PM
My kids gave me such a bad time over signing up for yet another diving trip - Fiji - and leaving them behind. :dltears:I think the idea of bringing the older kids along to babysit the younger ones is great... but then again, my kids ARE the older ones. Speaking from personal experience though, I can guarantee you that they would jump at the chance of a discounted trip (or whatever we arranged) in exchange for services rendered and so would I! They have to work to play... a concept they NEED to learn quickly in life.
Although both my kids are divers (15 and 14 years old), they don't like to dive day after day (like their mom), so I'm sure they too would jump at the chance to go on a dive trip and exchange some babysitting services.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 12:47 PM
At the risk of alienating the single parents here, there is no way that I would ever go on a trip that included children. If we as a group would like to expand trips to include kids (and I'm all for that, by the way), that's all fine and good but we need to have separate trips where the rule is no kids allowed.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 12:54 PM
Well, I have a different view on that being divorced in the past 2 1/2 yrs. I would like seeing kids on a trip from time to time, nothing wrong with that. I would watch them if asked or might even suggest to watch them so they(the parent) could enjoy a dive(worked in pediatrics have experience in taking care of kids). What we fail to realize is that these children are the future of our hobby (or for some lively hood). Taking them along might spark an interest in what we like doing.At the risk of alienating the single parents here, there is no way that I would ever go on a trip that included children. If we as a group would like to expand trips to include kids (and I'm all for that, by the way), that's all fine and good but we need to have separate trips where the rule is no kids allowed.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 01:00 PM
Joe, I agree with you. But you could choose to go on a trip where others are bringing their kids. I would only choose a trip where there were no kids. I go on vacation to relax and being surrounded by other folks' kids is not relaxing in the least.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 01:05 PM
Perhaps a spin off venture should be SingleDivingParentswithKids.com which would focus on single parents with kids (who might or might not dive) and activities surrounding that.
Sounds like a possible business opportunity to me WW!
Sounds like a possible business opportunity to me WW!
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 02:46 PM
I agree with Jamie here. I don't mind kids but if I'm going on holiday I'd prefer it be without kids. So maybe there are some trips with and some without and then you could choose which you wanted.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 03:11 PM
Read my mind. Maybe Kamala would set up a separate trip during the summer for those single parents with kids complete with dive nannies instead of cabana boys.Perhaps a spin off venture should be SingleDivingParentswithKids.com which would focus on single parents with kids (who might or might not dive) and activities surrounding that.
Sounds like a possible business opportunity to me WW!
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 03:30 PM
Ummm nothing wrong with being a dual role there, it's called multi tasking.......Read my mind. Maybe Kamala would set up a separate trip during the summer for those single parents with kids complete with dive nannies instead of cabana boys.Perhaps a spin off venture should be SingleDivingParentswithKids.com which would focus on single parents with kids (who might or might not dive) and activities surrounding that.
Sounds like a possible business opportunity to me WW!
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 04:06 PM
Well, now this might spark my interest! Provided the nannies look like Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik's old nanny (now Tiger Woods' wife).
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 04:10 PM
yes, but make sure you don't get it confused with SingleDivingWithKids.comPerhaps a spin off venture should be SingleDivingParentswithKids.com which would focus on single parents with kids (who might or might not dive) and activities surrounding that.
Sounds like a possible business opportunity to me WW!
i think that is an old website run by a certain pop singer with the initials M.J.
note: post is in satire and any actual so named website is by coincidence only. the singer however, is real.
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Posted 01 February 2005 - 06:40 PM
Actually I was hoping for the nannies to watch the kids while I get to play with the cabana boys!!! Just kidding Genesis!Maybe Kamala would set up a separate trip during the summer for those single parents with kids complete with dive nannies instead of cabana boys.
Ok, there has been much talk about this topic since I was last here.
First, there are several parents out there that would be interested in bringing their kids along.
Second, there are several singles that would not like any kids around (or would prefer to eat them).
What do you think about this:
There are tons of activities near any of the FL dive sites for kids. If we had some sitters (nannies) to take the kids to do something fun during the day while we are diving (no kids on the boat) and to stay with the kids in the evening after they are put to sleep (sleepover style). Then the adults with kids could choose which activities to partake without kids and what they want to do with the kids. It will also give those with spouses that don't dive activities to choose while still being a part of the group. Those without kids would not be bothered by kids except during the continental breakfast at the hotel (or you could stay at a different hotel and deal with kids outside our group). I haven't thought all of this through, but it is a start...
Edited by Marvel, 05 February 2005 - 02:30 PM.
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