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Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:17 +0000

Loved your comment. The move to a farm…definitely something to consider (goats not withstanding!). The part that kills me is that all these reports are made on people who not only are not doing anything wrong but who would be loathed to report on (spell that “Mind”) another person’s business. Glad you liked the goat picks…so true about the kids! Thanks for your comments…a very funny story (though not that funny at the time)!
The Garden Goat

Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by Heather Smith

Heather Smith — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:11:13 +0000

Normally I would not post but I have to share this. I was sitting under the over hang of our garage one summer day and the kids were playing with colored chalk in the drive way. A police car pulls up to the house and gets out. Walks past the kids and right up to me and asks me if I know my kids are playing outside unsupervised. Ummmm I know they are outside but I am sitting right here just a few feet away. Well, he had received a call from a neighbor who stated the kids were outside unattended and I was no where in sight. I explained I had been out there the whole time. At one point I was bent over weeding a flower bed and after that I was sitting in a chair in the shade but I was always within sight of the kids. I was given a warning not to let the kids play outside unsupervised again. I could not resist a parting comment to remind him I was always right there but nosy neighbors who are half blind don’t always grasp that fact. The “I can’t mind my own business” disease is very prevalent in neighborhoods. Shortly after all this we moved to a farm. Thank goodness the nearest neighbor is a mile away.

btw love all the goat pictures. My kids are my therapy when my other “kids” are driving me insane.

Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:22 +0000

Thanks for your comment…some people have no hope of ever understanding privacy boundaries. Would have loved to seen the look on the police once they realized the ages of the boys…not to mention you “being” home! (!!)
The Garden Goat

Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by mamafoster

mamafoster — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:54:55 +0000

I once answered the door to a police officer saying it had been reported I had left small children home alone. Not only was I home, but my oldest two were 13 and 11 at the time, old enough (and nearly responsible enough) for me to run to the store for some milk without having to take all five boys with me. So glad I can provide a life purpose to nosy neighbors!

Comment on It is over…March Break that is! by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:08:47 +0000

Thanks for your comment…I guess it just depends in what part of the world you are traveling.
The Garden Goat

Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:31 +0000

Too funny about animal control. I have no idea if that is “the authorities” this woman spoke of, however by-law (animal control here) is not only a regular my neighborhood but my older (large) dog has had the same experience as yours. The by-law officer here (once he clued in) now just leaves a note saying he was around…again. I should add him to the Christmas Dinner invite list (!!)
Thanks for your comments. The Garden Goat

Comment on It is over…March Break that is! by argonzalez312

argonzalez312 — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:57:38 +0000

Well we are out of regulation then too… with just three kids! I know quite a few hotels that allow up to six…

Comment on PLEASE report me…NOW! by Cheerfully Vegan

Cheerfully Vegan — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:55:44 +0000

People astonish me. You’d think I’d be used to it, but no. We get “turned in” repeatedly for our LARGE outdoor dog – who is confined to a very long rope and cable giving him a generous yard area to live in (he escapes invisible-type fences). This ‘poor dog’ is subjected to all kinds of weather (just like his cousins, the wolves, coyotes, and foxes) and loves it. He has a dog house and plenty of food and water. Yet, they continue to turn us in and the animal control people are just about on 1st-name basis with us. They just drop by to pat the dog’s head and tell us that somebody complained – again.

Hope you are feeling better. You were much more gracious that I’m afraid I would have been with a 103° fever.

Comment on More Money in Your Pocket by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:08:25 +0000

No kidding! Let’s hope sometime they will! Thanks for the comment! The Garden Goat

Comment on Yes, they are ALL mine! Answers to those rude questions about large families! by gardengoatquote

gardengoatquote — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:07:48 +0000

Your response…similar to mine. Amazes me all the time that people think they can comment on what should be considered a personal matter. The irony is that those of us that receive these comments are usually the very last people that would ever comment had the situation been reversed. Thanks for your comment here! The Garden Goat