tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478418.post102752983207234315..comments2023-10-25T02:38:39.733-07:00Comments on Home education (or not) in Sweden: Another trip to the forestUmSuhayb b Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03587563811118131949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478418.post-81541385448781597272007-04-09T01:23:00.000-07:002007-04-09T01:23:00.000-07:00long comments are fine if you have time to type !(...long comments are fine if you have time to type !(I suspect you've done some touchtyping?!)<BR/>yes we have to be assertive even when the predominant culture is opposed to us. But i do need to brush up on some swedish phrases to do with leads etc as when I tried to instruct someone regarding their loose bulldog, suddenly they forgot how to speak English and just ignored me. Then i tried broken swedish including getting out my phone to call the police, and he just walked off, while my kids whimpered at my side i was mad!UmSuhayb b Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587563811118131949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478418.post-44529368166126525402007-04-08T05:43:00.000-07:002007-04-08T05:43:00.000-07:00I actually have a real problem with dogs..or rathe...I actually have a real problem with dogs..or rather some owners opinions that we have to get involved with them on wierd levels. And anyway, kids should be wary of dogs. I am certainly not against them, but loathe the 'he's one of the family therefore you have to give him equal attention' type stuff that we get. If I don't want to aknowledge a dog I don't. <BR/><BR/>I teach my kids to steer well clear of any dog on the street not firmly and tightly on a leash. Why not? They do lose it and half of the owners haven't a clue what they are doing. Our BIL has a massive alsation that sits on my MIL's sofa when he visits. We treat this dog as we would our own dogs..which means when it starts jumping around we put it in it's place...when it sits on the sofa we get it off. When we are eating we take it into another room or tie it up outside. This apparently is outrageous..it is BIL's dog not ours and people aren't allowed to waltz up and start imposing rules. <BR/><BR/>But I think we do the right thing. If I have no choice about sharing space with a canine and the canine's owner is not doing it right I will just take over. That also includes holding my kids back and instructing complete strangers to leash their dogs in tightly so I can pass wíthout herding my kids. It is the dog that should be submitting not the kids.<BR/><BR/>*sigh* sorry, long comment. :)<BR/><BR/>(homelyeducation.blogspot.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com