Tennis anyone? And don't mess with the Momma!!

Logan wrestled on Wednesday against Mesa and Red Mountain high schools. He did a great job and went 2-0 (one was a forfeit). He wrestled JV instead of Varsity, less pressure. He went through practice all week and last night Coach called to tell me that his Junior High did not get the certification to him in time, so Logan cannot help out at the state tournament. That is too bad. I know that Boyer (112 lber) could use some rest. If it is an easy match they would have Logan take it.

So today Logan went to tennis. He is going to be able to warm up for a few days and then the Coach will try him out. I hope he makes it.

Good story for tonight. Our house is the gathering place for all of Dallin and Logan's friends. They usually all meet here and then go off to do what ever they do. Tonight is no different except Logan and Ken are on a camp out.

Loads of kids - maybe 15-20 are heading out to play a game they call 007. Mostly it is hide and seek. They drop off most of the kids at the park and they have to make their way to the Church or here with out being caught by those driving around in the car. It is still early, like 9:15 or so and I hear someone come in the back door (this is not odd, everyone comes in the back door. That way the dogs don't bark and I don't have to answer the front door) and I see it is Jake P., he is getting a drink. I ask him if he is alone and he says no everyone is in the front yard. Then he tells me he has tried to teach Dallin but has failed.

I ask, "Teach him what?"

Jake answers, "When some one is chasing you and they yell STOP, run away faster."

"What?"

"Oh yeah, Dallin has been caught by this angry homeowner who has called the police."

By this time all of the kids are in the house.

I ask, "Does he at least have his pants on this time? Last time you got him in trouble with the Police his pants (click for the story) were undone."

Jake just smiles.

I ask if I need to go rescue him. Jake says, "Nah! Spencer went to get him."

Dallin comes home. His shirt is stretched out to the max. The neck looks like a scoop neck shirt and you can see fingers in the front and back. I ask for the whole story and this is what he says.

They were running across this driveway when the man comes out of the garage and goes ballistic. He yells for everyone to stop. The kids scatter, except for Dallin, and the chase car takes off. The homeowner grabs Dallin and puts him in a choke hold up against the garage wall while his wife calls the Police. She is trying to keep him calm. Dallin is not resisting and even offers to lay on the floor if they guy will just let him breathe. The Police come and look at Dallin's ID, talk to the homeowner of the dangers of confronting suspects, and told him he was too rough on Dallin. He wasn't doing anything. He should have just told him to get off of the property. Then lets Dallin go home.

Really, this did not seem to take very long because the kids left about 9 and Dallin came home about 9:30.

I was seeing red however. This man attacked my son. A kid. Someone who obeyed his command to stop. Why didn't he ask some questions? These were obviously kids. Its not like it is midnight. It is still 9 o'clock for cryin' out loud.

So I get the directions to the house, stop by my brothers to see if he will go with me so I will not lose my temper completely but he was not home.

So off to defend I go.

I ring the bell and the man that answers is maybe 55 - in good shape., short - about my height or a little taller - broad in the chest and pretty muscular. I explain, not too kindly, that it is my son that he manhandled and I was NOT OKAY with that! I told him it was within his rights to call the police. It was within his rights to defend his property. But my son was MY property and it was wrong to choke him.

He tried to defend saying he was afraid of what Dallin would do to him. I told him that was a bunch of crap, Dallin only weighs 135 lbs. I weigh more than that and was he scared of me?

Secretly, I think he was!

Then he said - well he was a lot taller - Yeah, but when you grabbed him you could tell he is a stick. Why did he feel it was necessary to hurt him? To shove him up against a wall and choke him until the Police arrived? Did he threaten you in anyway?

GRRRR!!

This went on for about 20 minutes and I made him feel really small about what he did and he apologized. Profusely.

I told him I would talk to the kids about where it is appropriate to hide.

Had to play Mario for a while the let the mad and adrenaline work it way out of my system.



Now I need to go to sleep. I need to be top of my game to surive Parenthood!