Goodyear Recreation Campus - Recreation Center — Local services in Goodyear

As a single mom who tries to spread love and kindness, we had a busy Mother’s Day this Sunday. I took my son to church, taught bible school, spent $30 of my last $55 dollars, to help the kids make Mother’s Day gifts for their Moms and grandmas. Took my granny to a fast food lunch for Mother’s Day. Messaged all the mom’s I know, and then set out to have a nice time with my 3 year old son. So we began the 45 minute drive to Goodyear from north phoenix.

I had been told by multiple moms at our Goodyear school, that Goodyear rec center had a wonderful pool and we should visit.

When we got there we must have parked in the wrong spot, and had to walk at least half a mile through the park and around the building in 100 degrees.

We finally found an open door in the front and had a laugh with the entry security about our long walk and how red and sweaty we were.

We wished each other Happy Mothers Day and told them how excited we were.

When we got to front desk the young lady informed me that because we didn’t live in Goodyear we weren’t welcome to swim.

My 3 year old began to cry. I told her we had been told to visit the pool, because we go to school in Goodyear, and had driven almost an hour and walked a long way… She said curtly, “sorry, can’t let you in, unless you know someone in Goodyear…”

I said “Is there anyway you can help us? It’s Mother’s Day, and I don’t want to call our school moms asking for help it would be rude.”

She said “sorry” with no emotion.

I told her my son needed to use the restroom and she pointed to one outside the gates.

I thanked her, and carried my crying kid to the bathroom and then all the way to the car because he kept running to the gate and looking at the pool and crying.

We were both devastated.

I was tired, sad, and discouraged. I just wanted my baby and I to enjoy a very rare day off with each other.

I think anyone could agree, there was a lot more that could’ve been done for a single mom and son in the last 2 pool hours on Mother’s Day Sunday.

While I can understand to an extent rules are rules, I noticed non-residents can sign up for mako sharks, to swim, and if all I needed was an address any employee who I would want working for my company would have shown enough compassion to find a way to let a harmless toddler and Mother in on Mother’s Day.

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