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Splashing and crashing
I don't own a pool, have no access to a pool, and have dozens of neighbors and friends with a pool. On the very hottest, most sweltering days of the year, if I catch a glimpse of the unused crystal cool blue hue of my single neighbor's unused mammoth in ground pool, I do salivate, or perspire. She doesn't appear to be using it, oh can I just dip my toes in, or... no.
You are dealing with the socially imperceptive in your family and they are everywhere. Subtle is not something they can decipher... too deep in the code for them. So, you need to be direct. If some member of your family perceives it as a slight, how is that your problem?
Good luck with the imperceptive ones. I envy you, sort of.