# Re: Tuesday Water Park Walk

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Posted by LeviLovR on September 18, 2019 at 14:49:54

In Reply to: Tuesday Water Park Walk posted by Mike on September 18, 2019 at 08:33:57:

I've been reading your posts with great interest. First off let me say that given the circumstances I think you have handled the situation quite well. You've been placed in a difficult situation where you have to tread carefully. I think it's really sad that these youngsters are neglected and left to their own devices, but it is extremely common these days. Even sadder is the fact that your involvement can be misconstrued as to your having ulterior motives when right now you are probably the only positive thing in their young lives. One person can make a difference.

Years ago I stopped at a lake - not the one I go to now. It has a nice dock. beach and swimming area, boat ramp and grassy park area with benches such as you have described. I stopped in the hope of getting in a clothed swim. It was late in the season and pretty much deserted except for a group of young kids. mostly boys. They all had bicycles and were riding their bikes pel mel down the dock right off into the water, all fully clothed. They were obviously having a blast and as they went off the dock they made a huge splash as they hit the water and it soon became a contest to see who could make the biggest splash. Of course they had to dive down underwater to retrieve their bikes and haul them back on shore to give it all another go. I was so tempted to ask if I could borrow a bike and give it a go myself - but I didn't. Instead I sat on one of the benches and watched the show enfold. After a while a police officer pulled into the parking lot, got out of his car, walked over and started questioning me as to why I was there. I told him I just stopped for a rest and was admiring the view as it is a very pretty place. I had done nothing wrong but he suggested, rather strongly, that I move on. So I did.

There used to be a swim club in the area composed of boys and girls of varying ages from elementary school to high schoolers. In order to raise funds they had a dunk tank that they took to local festivals and fairs. I asked if I could be dunked and they let me and I made some serious money for them. A fully clothed adult drew a lot more customers than a bunch of kids in their bathing suits. I helped them at several events, always working right along with the kids and there were never any problems. In fact most of the dunk tanks I went in were run by scouts or little league groups and when I volunteered to help I was usually accepted with open arms by the adults running the tank. They were more than happy to have my help. Any way, at one event the firemen spread a large amount of foam on the grass for people to play in. I decided to go play in the foam as well. A bunch of kids started covering me with the foam and were having a lot of fun laughing and giggling. Afterwards I returned to the dunk tank and climbed back up to be dunked. One of the park recreation employees came over and spoke to the adult man running the dunk tank, who then started yelling at me to get down immediately. I was confused, but quickly found out that the park employee thought I had molested some of the children while in the foam. I was dumbfounded! It didn't matter that I had assisted this particular swim club numerous times and my behavior was always beyond question. And nobody had said anything. Those are pretty serious allegations and I was hurt, confused and angry. I decided to make matters into my own hands and found a police officer who was patrolling the event. I explained the situation to him. He told me not to worry, not a single person had filed any sort of a complaint against me and he obviously believed me. Pedophiles don't usually walk up to policemen and confess. To this day I don't understand why that recreation employee never contacted a police officer if he thought I was doing that sort of thing yet walked around telling people I had been molesting children.

The thing is I really like kids. I enjoy children, yet I'm always cautious when they approach me. At the boat ramp where I now go kids often want to jump off the dock. Technically it's a non swimming area and they aren't supposed to but it doesn't do any real harm. I'm such a fixture there that most people think I'm an official dock/boat monitor - which I am not. Most kids do come with an adult, but some come alone. I try to tell them where the deep holes are as the water is pretty shallow and I don't want to see them get hurt, and some times when the area is busy with boats I tell them they should wait until the boats have cleared out before they jump. Never had any issues because they think I'm a person of authority/ Lots of people have asked me if I'm a sheriff or some kind of officer. Because I always wear my cowboy hat, boots and jeans a lot of kids ask me if I'M a real cowboy. So I simply reply. "Do I look like a real cowboy?" "Yes, you do." "Then I'm a real cowboy."

The thing is I sit on a rock that's right out in the open and everyone can see me. Kids usually approach me, I don't approach them. Yet there's always that certain feeling that someone will perceive things incorrectly. Can't blame them, so much is happening nowadays, but still, here in this country you're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.

Like I said, I think you are handling the situation well and are fully aware. It is sad though you can't do more. I know how much just one person can change another person's life, especially at an age when there are so many options and a wrong choice or decision can have devastating effects that have lifelong consequences.

Good luck!

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