The 43-year-old mother was turned away by two water park employees
On a hot summer day, there is nothing better than spending time with your children at a water park. The kids have the time of their lives and you can finally get a nice tan. However, for the American Madelyn, a day at the water park turned out very differently. She was quickly ushered out of the park because of her ‘inappropriate outfit’.
Tough times
Madelyn is a sweet mother who does everything she can to make her children happy. She cares so much about others that she sometimes sells herself short. The same happened a couple of years ago, when she suffered from a hernia was mostly immobile because of it. Madelyn gained a lot of weight during this period and was not feeling well at the time.
Turning her life around
At some point in her life, Madelyn realized that she needed to take better care of herself. She had neglected herself for too long, as she had focused on her family entirely. Madelyn decided she needed to lose weight, but it wasn’t until a year later that she was finally able to turn her life around. And she did just that! The mother lost about a hundred pounds in two years. Five years later, Madelyn was still living that same healthy lifestyle and feeling confident about her body.
Visit to water park
On a hot summer day, Madelyn’s kids were eager to visit a water park. However, old Madelyn, who was quite a few pounds heavier, would never have gone there. But the new, and above all, fit, Madelyn wanted this. She pulled out her new black bikini and took the whole family to Adventure Oasis Water Park.
A lot of self confidence
Not feeling completely comfortable in your bikini is probably a thing many women recognize. Madelyn has always suffered from this, but on this summer day was a good one for her. Because the mother felt so comfortable in her own skin, she felt very good about her body. And rightly so, because she has fought hard to feel this way in recent years.
She was warned by employees
Madelyn decided to lie down on her towel, but was suddenly approached by two female employees. And she couldn’t believe what these women were telling her. The employees asked Madelyn to leave the park, as the bikini she was wearing was ‘too small’ and ‘inappropriate’.
Confusing
When Madelyn turned to look at the other women at the water park, she got confused. These women were dressed just like her. Madelyn felt ashamed, but this feeling soon turned into anger. She had worked too hard to be insulted like that. “My body looks different from that of the young girls who walk around here in their bikinis, why should I be ashamed of my body? I feel comfortable in my bikini and happy with who I am,” she exclaimed. To which the employees said that the mother’s bikini bottoms were “tremendously inappropriate”.
Law enforcement
According to the water park employees, the woman had two options: put on shorts over her bikini or leave the water park. Madelyn disagreed with both options and asked to speak to their manager. “If you want me to leave, you’d better call the police and have them escort me,” Madelyn shouted. Not long after, the police arrived to escort Madelyn out of the park. Not because they agreed with the water park employees, but because they had to do their job. “We can’t really say anything,” the officers told Madelyn. “But we hope you can tell from the looks on our faces how we feel about this…”
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