I have lived in the country for 17 years and for 15 we had very few neighbors. Two years ago they started a housing addition right across the road from us. Yippee Yeah! NOT!! I moved to the country for a reason. But here is the problem I’m having………
Several weeks ago two little girls (10 & 14) saw me down by my gate and came over wanting to see the horses. I love to show them off so I brought them in. We have 2 big horses, 4 minis and 2 dwarfs. The dwarfs don’t care for kids (they move too fast and are too loud) so they played and loved on the minis. They asked if they could come back and I told them that only if they call first and I’m home. I got to noticing that they would call my cell phone 4 to 5 times in a row (I am one of those people that don’t carry my phone with me 24/7) so I had to tell her to only call once and I’d get back with them if they can come over. They’ve been over several times and are very polite and seem to have a great time. Now there are several girls that come.
A friend of mine asked me what would happen if one of them accidentally gets hurt? Well, that got me to thinking and now I have these huge black thoughts running rampant in my mind about getting sued and losing everything that I’ve worked my whole life for. I am going to call a lawyer to find out what the laws for Arkansas are but was wondering what everyone else does to insure liability for themselves?
It’s a shame that things have changed so much since I was little. This is such a sue happy world anymore. Not one of the parents has made an attempt to come over to meet me and I know that they are aware the girls are coming over. Inquiring minds want to know ~ “What would you do in my place“?
Several weeks ago two little girls (10 & 14) saw me down by my gate and came over wanting to see the horses. I love to show them off so I brought them in. We have 2 big horses, 4 minis and 2 dwarfs. The dwarfs don’t care for kids (they move too fast and are too loud) so they played and loved on the minis. They asked if they could come back and I told them that only if they call first and I’m home. I got to noticing that they would call my cell phone 4 to 5 times in a row (I am one of those people that don’t carry my phone with me 24/7) so I had to tell her to only call once and I’d get back with them if they can come over. They’ve been over several times and are very polite and seem to have a great time. Now there are several girls that come.
A friend of mine asked me what would happen if one of them accidentally gets hurt? Well, that got me to thinking and now I have these huge black thoughts running rampant in my mind about getting sued and losing everything that I’ve worked my whole life for. I am going to call a lawyer to find out what the laws for Arkansas are but was wondering what everyone else does to insure liability for themselves?
It’s a shame that things have changed so much since I was little. This is such a sue happy world anymore. Not one of the parents has made an attempt to come over to meet me and I know that they are aware the girls are coming over. Inquiring minds want to know ~ “What would you do in my place“?