Public Pools and Phobias

I gave in today and took my kids to the public pool in Republic. I do have to admit, it is a pretty awesome little swim park for being at a Community Recreation Center in Southwest Missouri. My problem is, I hate public pools. I mean, we didn't really have public pools in California. People had their own built-in pools. We have the economy in California to not share water--and cloudy water--with 500 hundred other people.

Public pools freak me out. I don't think I had this problem before, but I have a fear of the germs of other people. Someone said to me that I love the ocean and it is more polluted than any pool. However, the ocean is vast and has it's own form of cleansing itself. A pool is small, miniscule in comparison and is vastly over chlorinated (for good reason). If you think about it, in one day, at least at this pool, probably close to 500 people put their bodies in this pool. Some people don't bathe regularly. And we all have skin that comes off when we immerse in water. This water, though we wear bathing suits, touches penises, anuses, and vaginas. You have that cheese and fluid and fecal remnants coming off. Some people are hairy--both on their chests and heads--also their pubes.

Not only this, but people spit and piss in the pool. It is inevitable. They also may have communicable diseases or open wounds that contaminate the pool. Chlorine is not enough. Sure, not many people die from public pool diseases, but I'm sure it does happen. Ugh, the thought makes me sick.

So, not only that: I hate pools because the people there are fat and rude. Missouri has many fat people. People here are generally not attractive. They also have no manners. Kids splash in your face and push you out of the way in the pool. Who the fuck lets their kids act like this to adults? My kids would never do that. I got in the pool for just a bit because my kids begged me, but after getting splashed in the face and mouth 20 times, I gave up. I couldn't move and any time I did, some fat-ass whale was dancing around like twinkletoes doing fucking schynchronized swimming. Do people really wear goggles to be in the pool recreationally?

All I can say is that my kids better appreciate the things I did for them when they are older. I did get some sun, which is good. I can't going back to California looking like I spent a winter in Misery. Though I did and I looked like Casper until about a month ago. Just can't wait to get to the beach and relax for a week when I get there. I want to see old SC friends and do some fun things with the kids. It will be good for them to be back in the land of the living!