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To my recollection there are no windows at the rear of the post
office-so to follow JS's theory of the lonely post office worker being
the culprit in turning her in, the worker would have to have left her
customer to go look in the woods. Now, people's definition of woods
could be different, perhaps JS is considering the woods to be the strip
of trees between where the cars park and the adjacent lot or the tree in
front of the post office-who knows and until he/she answers that, I
guess it is anybody's interpretation.
As far as utilizing a cup is
concerned, we would definitely not be having this discussion if that was
done, because people would assume that he/she was dumping out coffee
into the woods. The child would not have to be embarrassed dropping his
pants outdoors, the parent would be showing consideration for the people
around. It is called risk management-if it is predictable it is
preventable-my kid has to go potty at the drop of a hat=have cup in
car. To take it a step further, once the child expressed his need to go
to the bathroom, tough love should have gone out the window and JS could
have escorted the child out to the car before it became as imminent as
he/she let it get. There are times when there is nothing else you can
do (ie. on the ski slopes of NH would be an example) but in my humble
opinion, this was not and should have not been one of those emergency
times. Go to the store and buy a take along potty if the child has a
propensity for not being able to wait! I don't really care about all
the good uses for urine-I don't want to track any humans urine into my
home. I don't really think that comparing dogs to humans is a good
analogy because there are solutions for humans to relieve themselves in
private, dogs-not so much. Just my opinion.
My problem with JS' posting is that I could almost guarantee that he/she
would not have taken the time to get on Norfolknet on Thanksgiving to
"give thanks" to the police for the job they do day in and day out.
There must have been one good thing that they have done that has
affected her life and yet she chastised them for responding to an
incident that she created. It is just disheartenting for me personally
that she could not hold off one day. However, perhaps I take the spirit
of the holiday too seriously. I will note however, that I did not see
too many other postings on Thanksgiving that would have suggested I was
the only one taking the spirit of "giving thanks" too seriously.
Whether we think someone should have called the police on this does not
matter-to the person who did, it is a quality of life issue-they don't
want to witness this/any child urinating in public. That is their
right-they are a taxpayer-just like the person who has the "barking dog"
issue in the neighborhood, or like you with the "defecating" animals on
your lawn, or like the neighbors who want speed traps in their
neighborhoods instead of asking fellow residents to slow down. Some
people do not want to confront their neighbors and therefore call the
police. I am all for the face to face discussion, but many aren't and
that is what makes the world go round. I will tell you this, if you
wanted the police to respond to the homes of the dogs who defecate on
your lawn-as long as you knew who they were-they would do it without
question and with professionalism-because that is what they would be
tasked to do.
Finally, no one told me this site was only for displaying
dissatisfaction with the community as you alluded to. I read people
asking advice for banks to utilize or plumbers to call. Perhaps for
you, it is a negative sounding board. For me, it is a place I can come
and get caught up with the heartbeat of the town and that does not
always have to be negative. Again, different strokes for different
folks. JS appears blessed to have a child who is healthy with a small
bladder being the only issue. Wouldn't it have been inspirational if
she had written an entry about how grateful she was for this child being
in his/her life and made light of the situation he/she got her into.
The incident could have still be relayed, but the bashing of the post
office and police (without due cause, just supposition) would not have
been included. Tone and tack can make you or break you in life-Just my
opinion!!!!
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