Nah, I wouldn't. I notice those things too but...(sm)

• Message on Door - tynkerbelle
  • I had to chuckle at an advertisement.... - NOLA
  • I usually do tell people when I see errors such as this - BUT - missMT
  • This is worse (sm) - wordnut2
    • I have the same problem - trose
  • yes tell them....educate them. - nm
  • Yes, I usually do- - Word person
  • Nah, I wouldn't. I notice those things too but...(sm) - NC MT

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To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door, at pet nose height.

Dear Dogs and Cats:
1. The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.
 
2. The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

3. I cannot buy anything bigger than a king-sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

4. For the last time, there is no secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob, or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years-- canine or feline attendance is not required.

5. The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!

6. To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:
 
To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:

1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'niture.
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, they are an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

I'd like to tell them what they can do with their "stimulus" package.

Girls can't sew even enough to mend, guys don't have a clue about jumping a dead battery or towing a car out of a ditch (heaven forbid changing a tire), and nobody knows how to drive a stick shift any more!  Everybody has to call a professional to do the simplest things, it getting pretty creepy!  And if its not electronic, nobody wants one, presumably because its soooo difficult to read numbers that a needle is pointing to!  I went shopping for a plain old indoor thermometer and could not find a single one that wasn't digital and ran on batteries - even for CAMPING they have digital compasses! - what if your battery died out in the wilderness?

It seems like our focus is on playing with new entertainment gadgets and we totally ignore the need to learn any type of practical skills.  I'm 49 and I'm pretty scared that by the time our generation dies off, everyone will be so dependent on gadgets they would be entirely helpless if the power plug got pulled.  Its got to be pretty expensive to call a seamstress, or a tow truck, or a carpenter for the simplest things (or simply toss the malfunctioning item), but that's what the following generations will be in for, once the old folks are gone.  Nobody is interested in taking care of themselves, its all about what's convenient and easy.  Its pretty sad that with our amazing access to internet information, we are learning less and less and consuming more and more, stuffing our landfills with things we are too lazy/incompetent to fix, things that would be a treasure trove of good usable items for our thrifty, well-rounded grandparents!

I wouldn't, either. I have a 4-year-old daughter who knows why I wear a bra and understands she will one day when she's a young woman. I'm sure the girls who do have bras so young are a little heavier, which brings on earlier development. I can understand that then. When we walk in a store, she loves to look at all the pretty pink pajamas and clothes, but she knows she can only look. I'll say maybe Santa will bring her something, but I won't allow her to beg me for something. My boys don't, either. My husband and I tell them before going to the store exactly what we are getting and that's it. I think 5 is too young for a bra. Same thing for pierced earrings, not until she's old enough to understand them and how to take care of them. This is a gimmie-gimmie world, but it's up to us parents.

Good luck!

While you may know these boys like they were your own, what if they have 'friends' that show up with other ideas?  Also, what about her reputation?  I know times have 'changed' but having a reputation to be proud of as your daughter gets older is definitely something that has not changed.  I wish you the best with this. 

Plus, it sounds like people will know since you know the bus driver.  You just never know who will be lurking.  I'm sorry, but I trust no one.  It is worth it to pay a neighbor or someone else until the child is at least a teenager.  Sorry, but my daughter is in 3rd grade, she'll be 9 in January, and I would not leave her here for an hour by herself especially if the bus driver knew it.  JMO.

rather be safe than sorry.  I have a third grader as well and there is no way I would let him stay home alone.  He will be nine in March.  I don't even leave him home alone to run to the store, which is 10 minutes away.  We live in the country, but it wouldn't matter where I lived.  Things happen so fast and you just never know.  It isn't just about not trusting your child, but trusting others as well.  What if a solicter was walking up to the house at the same time as your child?  What if someone was breaking into your house as your child walked through the door (this actually happened to my neighbors!  The boy was 14 and scared out of his mind.  He walked into the house and ran out when he realized what was happening.)

I also have a 19, 17, almost 9 and 7 year old.  I think my oldest was around 13 when I first let him stay home alone, but it was for short periods of time and we went over so many things.  What to do in case of a fire, answering the door and phone, etc.