My kids loved being in the water. Bath, beach, pond, river, any water. My problem at bath time was getting them to get out of the tub. They’d want to rewarm the water and stay longer.
Twenty sixth anniversary this year for us, and we have several friends and family who lived together first, then married, who have great marriages that are going on as long or longer than our own. We’ve also seen several that started with shacking up last until death did part them. Too bad your circle of friends haven’t made it, but that just shows me your friends didn’t have the commitment to start with.
Never done it through someone’s sprinkler, but used to stop on the way home on hot days and run through the ones at the park. A tween once remarked that “grown ups don’t do that!” and I said THIS ONE DOES!!
Hated it past first grade, the bullies were relentless. At home I could get some respite from the bullying, but still had to deal with it there, too. So, lose/lose situation.
My kids loved being in the water. Bath, beach, pond, river, any water. My problem at bath time was getting them to get out of the tub. They’d want to rewarm the water and stay longer.