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Hi. I'm Amanda...a happy wife and mom to three awesome guys. We've lived here in Fort Collins for more than 20 years and are proud to call it home. Before moving to CO, I worked at a city attorney's office, making use of my law and Master's degrees from Duke. After settling in Fort Collins, I homeschooled my three (now teenage and older) sons and was delighted to experience music classes, soccer, karate, swim team, archery, Science Olympiad, First Lego League, parkour, and climbing (not all at the same time!). From 2005-10, I was also a contributing editor for a national scrapbooking magazine, authoring a book and a couple of monthly columns. From 2009-10, I founded and ran the Good Grief Blog. I enjoy learning new things, spending time with my family, volunteering with The Matthews House, traveling and indoor rock climbing.

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Thursday
Jun192008

A small plea.

Okay. Seriously, folks, is it really necessary to spit gum on the street/in the parking lot/on the sidewalk? And is it truly too much to ask that you clean up after your dog in public places? I'm not pointing fingers or saying *you* do this or anything. :) I'm just saying I'd like that half hour of my life back from this morning. That half hour spent explaining to Micah why he should not step in the fresh doggie doo at the park where Noah's soccer camp was taking place and scraping a glob of gum off my shoe and the floor of the car (from me having stepped in to buckle up boys, not noticing that there was a glob of gum on my shoe). Argh.

I mean, it's not like I go around changing my kids' diapers in public places and leaving them open on the ground for people to step in and smell (and right in the middle of the grassy area, might I add)...and there was a garbage can *right there* in the parking lot where I picked up the gum on my shoe.

Sorry. Bit miffed and felt the need to vent.  So. Please. Do me a favor and don't contribute to these ongoing unnecessary breaches of manners, okay? ;) Thanks.

Reader Comments (4)

I promise, I will not contribute to the gum/poopy cause.

I had to laugh when you talked about not leaving dirty diapers around, lol!!! But it's true, you don't and they shouldn't either.

June 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterHayley

I concur!

June 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMolly

Agreed.

June 20, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterhouston

I totally understand. I'm still upset at my neighbor for letting their dogs poop in my front yard. They have a great dane--need I say more. YUK!!

June 20, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterHos

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