Roll Farms - Herdstock is over, and I'm feeling hung over, lol

[RamblingCowgirl]

I see your point. I'm also rather blunt, and don't mind to put my foot down. And in a nut shell it is your house.

But I'd like to say not all kids are the same. I know two little girl that are 7&8, and when I met them a few years ago I could talk horse blood line & training with a 4yo, and cattle with a 2-3yo. And I've got four younger brothers, the youngist is only 8 years younger then I. And my whole childhood when we went out to eat people would come up left and right to ooh and ah, saying that they didn't know there where kids in here. Or people where shock to find my mother taking the five of us to town, plus two little boys she watched. Seven little kids in a peaceful pizza hut was a norm for us.
So my point is don't judge all kids as little pests, just cuz you've met a few snots....for me kids & animals go hand and hand. But I can't stand the ones that are helleins eather.

Gotta ad your new barns look awesome

 

[autumnprairie]

I'm glad that it worked out and they decided to come without the kids. I agree with everyone else - your house means that you decide who is invited.

I just gotta ask though...a kid actually peed in your driveway?? Eeeewww!

X2

 

[Roll farms]

Yup. A lady who came to buy daylillies last year brought 2 boys. One of them went up to her and whispered in her ear, she said, "Just go out there in the gravel." and I turned around and there the little spit was whizzing in the drive.

I was too flabbergasted to think of anything to say, which is a truly rare occurrance for me...

 

[DKRabbitry]

You are serious?

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Yup. A lady who came to buy daylillies last year brought 2 boys. One of them went up to her and whispered in her ear, she said, "Just go out there in the gravel." and I turned around and there the little spit was whizzing in the drive.

I was too flabbergasted to think of anything to say, which is a truly rare occurrance for me...

Oh wow.

 

[marlowmanor]

Yup. A lady who came to buy daylillies last year brought 2 boys. One of them went up to her and whispered in her ear, she said, "Just go out there in the gravel." and I turned around and there the little spit was whizzing in the drive.

I was too flabbergasted to think of anything to say, which is a truly rare occurrance for me...

Wow! We let our ODS pee outside sometimes at home but I would NEVER tell him to do it on someone elses property! As fro at home there are times when there isn't time to get to the potty and since we are in a secluded area he can pee outside without anyone else seeing.

I had a situation at a daycare I was working at. I caught a little boy pulling his pants down and peeing outside when we were on the playground. I had to explain to him that "we don't pee outside, if you need to potty you ask one of your teacher and you go inside to the bathroom to potty" He didn't do it again but I definately kept an eye on him and made sure he pottied before we left for outside time after that incident!

 

[DKRabbitry]

The really sad part about that whole thing though was that it was the mother that was the rude one teaching her child to be that way too. Ugh, that annoys me so.

 

[RPC]

I see nothing wrong with peeing outside........AT YOUR OWN HOUSE. I would never tell my kid to go pee in the driveway of someone elses house that I didn't know. Now maybe at my cousin's or something is one thing but someone you are buying flowers from....come on how "Billy" are we?

 

[Roll farms]

Dead serious. :/

But - I'd rather they pee in my driveway than poke my goats with sticks or throw rocks at my LGD...both of which have also happened.

I've seriously considered making a 'no kids allowed' rule. I told one lady she flat out COULD NOT bring her boys when she came back to get her goats.
The worst one:
I had a rescued cockatoo once....very, very flighty / afraid from being in an abusive atmosphere. We strived to give him peace at all times, and he seemed to enjoy the 'company' of the newly-hatched chicks in the chick room.
This lady came to get chicks...brings 2 smallish kids w/ her. I had her chicks boxed / ready to go....she says, "Oh, the boys were hoping to see your other chicks / incubator."
TRYING to be a nice person, I explained about the bird and said to the kids, "I will let you come in there, but you have to BE QUIET, no loud noises / sudden movements because you will scare the bird." They promised to behave so in we went.

The older of the little snots got an evil grin on his face and SCREAMED about 2" away from the bird's cage - ON PURPOSE. Scared him to death, and set his rehab back by weeks.

I'm getting mad again just thinking about it.

Needless to say, she's never been back and left w/out her chicks....she's lucky her brat wasn't hurt before she got him out of here.

I know not all kids are bad. I compliment the rare instances when I see well behaved kids, or parents who correct them when they do misbehave, aside from threatening a time out. :/

My daughter was a good kid, but that's b/c she had a healthy respect for the whoopin' she'd get if she acted afool. People often commented on how well behaved she was, too....I guess that's why I expect other people to keep their own little monsters in line.

OK, enough of that....GO GIANTS. (I'll take the other manning over TB any day....)

 

[Roll farms]

So I just got a FB message - idiot nephew 'had a few beers' and they're not coming now.
I have 60 wings, 3# of sides, and more cookies than the girl scouts...

Probably a good thing y'all can't hear me right now....frickafrackin'fratchinratchets.....