Gee what a grump- I hope she doesn't read my bloggings, cause she probably has reported me too to DFACS. heck my kid runs around naked with his bb-gun tryin to shoot a deer! lol Hope all is well on the homefront AND I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!

People need to get off their high horses and get a life. I work with dysfunctional people on a daily basis. They beat the holy sh*t out of each other, belittle and tear each other down, neglect and abuse their children (I mean things like not bathing them, not feeding them, letting them grow up without parental affection, living in filth, breaking bones, and even killing or near killing their children, etc.)

This is the world. OMG---your kids heard the word "ice-hole" and even knew what it meant and laughed! Call the child abuse people and they will have to investigate (it's the law, and a nuisance to them when they really need to be dealing with really dysfunctional people and a waste of tax dollars, but the outcome will be "unfounded" and you will be allowed to be the mommy you are). Also, alcohol is NOT illegal. I don't get the impression that you are giving it to your children and that your consumption of it is putting your children in danger. Again, nothing illegal and nothing anyone would do a thing about, in fact, I know CPS investigators who ::gasp:: drink beer in front of their own children. Oh, and I know family court judges who enjoy a good cold beer with their families on the weekends, too.

This "well" meaning (I say that with much sarcasm) person with all her smiley faces and ad nauseum needs a life and needs to find out what people like myself deal with when we get phone calls in the middle of the night because some guy just knocked his wife's teeth down her throat and broke bones and the kids ran to the neighbor's to call the cops because "daddy is killing mommy" and then she can, with all her smug self-righteous B.S. tell you how dysfunctional you are.

From what I have read, you are a real family with real lives. You love your children and are providing a safe and nurturing environment for them to grow up in to be prepared for the real world.

I will shut up now. I am pissed beyond words.

ARGH!!!!

*sigh* Good thing she hasn't gotten a load of my blog with it's "smut" mixed in with MY hunting stories. LOL.
Someone REALLY doesn't know what dysfunctional looks like.
As one who was married to an alcoholic and ended up divorced, I have a little idea what "dysfunctional" actually might be.
Sorry you had a troll come by.

Sorry, but I am just very angry right now. I work with victims of sexual assault, and other such things....I do MDT's with DFS with real dysfunctional families. I have seen victims of incest, sexual assaults, parents who leave their kids home alone for hours or even days without food or supervision and I could go on.

Yes, this is the real world. Your kids get naked (mine did, too) and they have heard "bad" words and even repeat them. Oh, I need to shut up, this is just making me angrier and angrier. The more I think about the sh*t I see and deal with on a a daily basis and then we have to deal with people like this woman who call in reports of child abuse and then time and money is wasted to investigate crap like this when there are real things we could all be doing besides worrying about parents who had beer at the deer camp and told their kids a polar bear joke.

BTW---here's a joke my husband loves to tell kids.....
What white and fluffy and smells like bunnies?

Bunny farts!

(somehow I think I told that wrong, and I have a feeling I just violated some sacred principle that this woman would call dysfunctional and decide I am a horrible person).

Well said!

I will shut up after this post. We are all dysfunctional to certain degrees. We are people who live in a flawed world. If you can find a non-dysfunctional family out there, please, introduce me to them, I want to give them a medal.

As for the rest of us "dysfunctional" people, there is dysfunctional and there is abusive. You have to have some degree of dysfunction or you would not be human---that's the nature of humanity. However, there is a huge difference between being dysfunctional and abusive.

And, drinking beer and telling polar bear jokes does not even qualify as dysfunctional.

We all have issues, it's how we deal with them that makes us either okay or abusive. You are NOT abusive. You are NORMAL!

We live in a world where some parents would object to things you do and other parents would think you are too strict. That is the freedom of this country. You are the parents of these kids and you have the right to choose how you raise them, as long as you do not harm them. This woman needs a life and I need a xanax..........

As someone who has met this particular family and considers them very good friends (Sandi, Larry sees you quite as his sister!), I know first hand how very FUNCTIONAL they are and just how awesome all three kids are! Tucky Teese forever, Cdub!
I, too, work with dysfunctional people and they are definitely not of that category!
Love you guys!
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I knew I had friends in this dysfunctional world! You guys are the best and I appreciate each of you taking the time to comment.

AHAHAAAHHHAAA! Any mom knows that you are doing a great job. I love your blog and it's the only non-business blog that I read daily (It's what I decompress to). I have 2 boys, one 7 and one 7 months and my house is ALWAYS messy (like Chernobl messy), we have pizza way more often than is good for my butt...but we are happy, and I think you and your family are happy in life's quirky reality. Everyone does it different and no one is above judgment...so it's a good thing that you deleted that horrible woman's post because I think all your readers would lynch her for being a heavy handed judgmental poopy pants!

Well call me the devils advocate or what ever, but lets look at her side a little bit.
Todays world is not like I grew up in. I lived a very sheathered life until I met Uncle R. LOL
No really. Even when I was a young adult alot of things on TV today would have sent me into a rampage.
This world is a changing and we must recognize that people change at different speeds.
We must be aware of this and not judge them too harshly for being in the slow lane of lifes changes.
I believe the correct term is tolerance of others.
I might not agree with her but respect the fact that she has the right to voice her opinion.
Not seeing the actual text though I hope she did not get too personable as I also feel that she has to respect your views in exchange.
Oh and one other thing to hell with Dr. Phil, Dr. Brothers was always a nice person to look up to and prettier also.

You and Dam are great parents and I love the way you are open to them.We wouldn't have it any other way.

That women lives in a dream world and you and the rest of my family live in the here and now. You are doing a wonderful job with the critters. I raised you and Uncle R and believe me we were strict parents, but fun. You can't put your kids in a bubble and expect them to be well adjusted and happy. I applaud you my daughter.
love MOM

Don't you love freedom of speech. But someone doesn't see the bigger picture. In today's world we see more single mother's raising children by themselves. Come on, this is a whole family. There is a mother, father and HAPPY children and to add to the pile, there are TWO sets of grandparents. How many children in this world have the chance to go with there parents and grandparents on a trip to the hunting camp? Let me sum that question up with an answer. NOT MANY!
I'm enjoying your blog, your writing is so true to life, that I've cried and laughed at the same time. I read your blog while I enjoy my morning coffee. I can relive my childhood, the good the bad, and YES! the mud baths too!
Thanks for starting my day, every day with your blog.