Comments on The Lyon's Tale: Our "Exciting" Fourth

I grant that the owners should have been cited, an...

2009-07-20T12:14:13.164-07:00

I grant that the owners should have been cited, and I am glad your son was not harmed any more. As a dog owner (and very frustrated one right now), I sympathize with them a little. Not overmuch, you understand.

We rescued a lab that jumps. Jumps right over our chain link fence so that means a chain inside the fence, and if he gets out the door, it means I have to send my sons vaulting fences (through a pit bull's territory) to catch him. For the record, this dog was totally unplanned, but I couldn't put him down. The fence is totally adequate for the taller lab that we planned for. A taller fence is not in our monthly budget either. Nor is the pricey training said dog needs.

I am cackling with you. I would be SO PISSED. My l...

2009-07-12T10:19:40.859-07:00

I am cackling with you. I would be SO PISSED. My little brother was riding his bike in the neighborhood one time when a dog down the street got out, jumped on my little brother and knocked him off his bike. He had a big claw mark, but nothing major. The neighbors were nice...but, to this day, my brother is still understandable cautious of dogs.

Isn't it great to be in that stage of parenting an...

2009-07-07T18:07:54.155-07:00

Isn't it great to be in that stage of parenting and yet a little nerve wracking at the same time because stuff like that with the dog can happen. The owners totally deserve to be sited. And I'm glad that they were. Now maybe they will keep a better eye on their (I almost typed there ACK!) dogs. I'm glad that your son wasn't hurt. You are right it could have been much worse if it had been a smaller child.

Hope the next four months go by fast!

Oh my...scary! I'm so glad no one was seriously h...

2009-07-07T17:09:03.155-07:00

Oh my...scary! I'm so glad no one was seriously hurt. Sheesh...

Sorry to hear about your son! My daughter was bit ...

2009-07-07T15:25:06.209-07:00

Sorry to hear about your son! My daughter was bit by a wandering dog in a park a couple of years ago. We took pictures of the dog, etc. and went to file a report at the police station, but nothing came of it. All the big dogs in our neighborhood are nice and mellow. The small ones are mean. Weird.

LOL... I thought it was a funny re-telling... but ...

2009-07-07T13:58:34.056-07:00

LOL... I thought it was a funny re-telling... but that IS dangerous!

YES YES come to the LUNCH!!! Cause i want to scream like a little teenage girl! :)

I hope you can come to the Olive Garden on Saturda...

2009-07-07T13:11:28.419-07:00

I hope you can come to the Olive Garden on Saturday so I can get your book signed and so we can all scream like little girls when Annette Lyon walks in.

Finished your book at loved it. Simply charming. I'm going to give another shout out on Thursday.

This is yet another reason why I'm not an animal p...

2009-07-07T10:57:55.963-07:00

This is yet another reason why I'm not an animal person. People who refuse to control their animals infuriate me.
I'm so sorry!!

I'm catching little glimpses of this... I still ha...

2009-07-07T06:56:16.270-07:00

I'm catching little glimpses of this... I still have a toddler. He's two, but the older kids are getting older and I am certain I will never have this many children this little again. AND, in the fall, three of my kids will all be in school, which will leave me at home with, cough, cough... ONE!!! That is most definitely a new phase of parenting for me... I'm glad you had a happy fourth. :)

sounds fun --it is a great time of life when the k...

2009-07-06T19:49:13.252-07:00

sounds fun --it is a great time of life when the kids are old enough to take care of themselves and give you more time to relax and have "adult" conversations. so if you get thinking you miss the baby stage---just look forward to being a grandma then you get the best of both worlds.

How awful. If it were here, the dog would already...

2009-07-06T17:20:57.888-07:00

How awful. If it were here, the dog would already have been put down. I'm glad you had a nice time otherwise.

Three cheers for grown up kids, I'm always grinnin...

2009-07-06T15:32:51.071-07:00

Three cheers for grown up kids, I'm always grinning smugly as my sisters and sister-in-laws try to play a board game. it's cruel of me to take joy in their pain, but for so long I was the only one with little kids--and now it's reversed.

So scary about the dog, I'm so glad the owner got cited as well. Like you SAID quite clearly, it's about accountability and especially with big dogs like that, they NEED owners that will keep them in line. They can do serious damage otherwise.

AND it's totally unfair that we have to deal with adult acne. Makes me so mad!

Sounds like a memorable 4th! And definitely better...

2009-07-06T15:29:07.944-07:00

Sounds like a memorable 4th! And definitely better than mine (both our car and our fridge broke down--total bummer).

What a 4th! It's fun to have the kids growing big...

2009-07-06T14:47:07.502-07:00

What a 4th! It's fun to have the kids growing bigger isn't it? I love being able to sit and play games with out having to get up so often.

How exciting that your parents will be home soon!

What an experience with those dogs! Dogs can be so...

2009-07-06T14:20:29.299-07:00

What an experience with those dogs! Dogs can be so scary, especially when they aren't yours. It's too bad they had such big dogs what weren't locked up.

We are dog people up here at our house, but I have no patience for dogs with bad manners and even less for dogs that are bullies. Sorry to hear about that.

Our fourth was fantastic too. You gotta love family. =)

I love that my kids are now old enough to go off a...

2009-07-06T14:04:17.510-07:00

I love that my kids are now old enough to go off and play and I don't have to worry about them. Makes these kinds of these so much more relaxing.

And sorry about the dog incident. That's just the kind of thing that makes kids scared of dogs.

p.s. CONGRATULATIONS! Your parents will be home so...

2009-07-06T14:00:22.624-07:00

p.s. CONGRATULATIONS! Your parents will be home soon!

Annette- I think you handled the situation well. A...

2009-07-06T13:47:42.706-07:00

Annette- I think you handled the situation well. And it is scary to think of what might have happened to one of the smaller kids. I am so sorry for your poor son.

Don't you love when self-righteous people hide beh...

2009-07-06T13:13:48.006-07:00

Don't you love when self-righteous people hide behind their anonymous moniker?

Sorry about your son! That must have been so scary.

I'm a dog person but in that vein, I'm kind of a n...

2009-07-06T13:08:24.698-07:00

I'm a dog person but in that vein, I'm kind of a nazis dog owner. My dog must heed every word I say. He's a golden retriever and a lover of all things/people but he a retriever. So that means SERIOUS training. I also have autistic twins and so when getting a dog, we needed to know temperament and attitude up front. We rescued ours from a society that is very careful about their pets. It's made a huge difference. We did not want a dog that would chase our kids (or other people's kids), bite, or even play rough. Our dog has to heed our children's commands. If my son says, "Sit!" That dog plants his butt and that's that. If we say, "Heel." He'd better be on the left side of my body, nose no further than the tip of my knee.

It might sound mean but it's safer for everyone--dogs and people.

I agree with you in this. Those owners should have been cited. Heaven forbid it had been a younger child and honestly, they're lucky you ARE so forgiving or the dog could have been put down for inflicting injuries. I've heard many a case where it happened.

Other than the dog disaster, I'm glad you had a great 4th. (And I totally hear you about being able to stay at the grown up table!) Sorry for the mile long comment.

Unforgettable. At least you can say that much abo...

2009-07-06T13:01:04.945-07:00

Unforgettable. At least you can say that much about it.

Two years ago, we were at the park downtown and our baby had a dirty diaper. It's dark, we have no flashlight, so I in all my brilliance use my husband's phone to light the way. Of course it drops in the goo.

While he's freaking out and everyone else is laughing their heads off, my friends Downs Syndrome boy decides to go back to the car- alone. He's lost and the only light we've got is the cell phone.

In the end, we found the boy, washed the phone and made it home safe and sound. But every year since then, we've had that year to remember.

And the most interesting part is that now we remember the phone falling in the diaper and everyone watches out for the boy. We laugh now, and let the hard part go.

Hope the rest of your summer is less eventful!

Cute, anon. The real issue here isn't my forgive...

2009-07-06T11:26:19.392-07:00

Cute, anon.

The real issue here isn't my forgiveness or lack thereof. (I was trying to tell the incident tongue in cheek in a humorous way.)

It was really a matter of common sense and safety. This could have ended in a serious tragedy if a smaller child had been involved instead of a teenager. There are very good reasons for animal restraint laws.

The upshot is that people like these neighbors need to be held accountable for their choices.

(Hmm. While you're spouting scripture at me--I believe choice and accountability was one of the major POINTS of Plan of Salvation. How about that.)

Matthew 6:12: And forgive us our debts, as we forg...

2009-07-06T10:59:47.677-07:00

Matthew 6:12: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And to think I get annoyed by the neighbours chi-h...

2009-07-06T10:24:02.191-07:00

And to think I get annoyed by the neighbours chi-hua-hua running around our yard sometimes and nipping at the kids! So glad there weren't any serious injuries but how traumatizing!