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Originally Posted by unclebilly

My in-laws had a similar idea. They live on a cliff above the ocean.

Neither my MIL or FIL can swim nor do they have any boat sense.

We all made it clear to them that none of the grandchildren would be going in a small boat with either of them. Ever.

To put this into perspective, my MIL was on our towed inflatable with my 2 kids and my niece. Somehow she managed to flip the thing before we even left the dock. Instead of helping her 3 grandchildren, she actually pushed 2 of them under water as she panicked and then insisted on swimming around the docks at a busy lake instead of climbing out using the ladder on our boat.

Same day, she had a freak out when my son was driving the boat too fast (he was maybe doing 20).

Are your kids ok with this plan? What wildlife lives in that pond?

Yep, their parents are OK with it. I think about the only thing at the pond is fish. It's possible that there could be snakes as well.