'Angry mum screamed at me for not sharing pool on holiday - but I paid for it'

Holidaymakers of all ages love splashing around in a swimming pool. Whether you're 8, 18, or 80, nothing beats a refreshing dip after an afternoon spent in the sun.

So it's easy to understand why a child's eyes would light up after spotting a swimming pool.

But one holidaymaker was left in an uncomfortable situation after a family wanted to make use of his private pool during a vacation. The man, then 18, was lounging by the pool - one he'd paid extra for - when a wandering child discovered it.

Likely unaware it was private property, he asked his mum if he could go swimming.

The holidaymaker did not want to share the pool he'd paid for (stock photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

To the guest's shock, the parent replied, yes, and when he explained it wouldn't be possible, she did not take the news well.

"The mother just got angry and started screaming at me," according to the holidaymaker, who later turned to Reddit, keen to work out if he'd been in the wrong.

"Am I the jerk?" asked the perplexed guest, who added that he'd been apologetic when talking to the parent.

"Easy no, not the jerk, this one is just pure entitlement," replied a reader, echoing the sentiment shared by other commenters.

"Not the jerk," someone else agreed. A third reassured: "The mother is the entitled one."

Unfortunately, it is not the first time a pool owner has felt the need to justify a similar decision.

Previously, a woman slammed her neighbour after the parent suggested her children had the right to use the woman's private pool.

The 25-year-old, who moved from the UK to Spain, told Reddit the mum complained she was being selfish because her children are "fed up being cooped up inside all day".

But, once again, commenters took the author's side. One user said: "Not only is it completely inappropriate for her to feel like her kids are entitled to use someone else's pool, but could you imagine the fit she would have if you had allowed them to use it and one of her kids got hurt?"

Another reader advised the owner to instal a pool cover to ensure the family did not use the pool without permission.

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