OT-Boating / PWC in Michigan
Sorry for the spacing. I promise it existed before I hit save.
Was this meant to be a text message to a relative and you accidentally posted it here?
I have no family that I would get an informed opinion from.
I figure those on this board are probably more familiar with pwc, and water conditions in small Michigan lakes. This would obviously be a different conversation if we were talking about the ocean, or somewhere with strong currents.
...on Michigan lakes, raising dogs, and being happily married. In your situation, I would ditch the jet ski and at least one kid; then add a sailboat and a second dog. Hope that helps.
ditching the wife might help too
was it a playful bite or an aggressive nip. obviously a toddler and a puppy are both confused on how to act around eachother.
The pup was playing and barely got her, unfortunately one tooth punctured the skin .. But my uncle feels horrible and just doesn't want to risk anything further.
He is nervous, and pets tend to vibe off their owner.
Dr just said she needs a single stitch to avoid a scar.
...are like scratches on new cars. Best to get the first one out of the way so you don't worry about them any more.
I spent a week on Randall Lake up by Coldwater. My middle boy went home with 4 internal and 11 external stitches right above his eyebrow.
What happened??
Will
Not to up the stress, but they're not generally supposed to put a stitch in a puncture wound. The risk of infection is higher, and the stitch itself may leave a mark as bad or worse than the puncture. Make sure the stitch is removed in 5 days no more even if it is dissolvable. Watch for redness. Extensive experience behind this advice.
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Don't stitch a puncture wound.
And just thinking out loud.. Wtf is this thread?
Edit: what is the question? Dogs and puncture wounds? Uncles and child care? What Professional Wrestling Centers are near lakes in Michigan?
Its the All-Star break, not a lot of other sports to talk about, really. I'm thinking Will is messing with us during a lul on the sports calendar.
sorry man but you are all over the place. Time to man up... kick the dog once so it won't bite again. Tell your uncle you got the wheel. Grab a six pack of beer.. (just go for a miller or bud light... I can't imagine you trying to sort through the micro brew isle) take the shirt off and don't use sun tan lotion. Time to grow up and stop getting your how to info from parenting books. Trust me.. everything will be all right.
I went with what the doctor advised? I will follow up with our pediatrician when we get home. The er doc said to leave stitch in 10 days?? We also weren't prescribed an antibiotic , which suprised me.
puncture, I don't know a doc who would stitch it. but hey, there are lots of doctors and they have varying opinions on everything. but--if it's not exactly a puncture, I could see stitching it.
One adult and a 3 year old? No problem man! Especially if it's a 3 seater larger PWC. Should be fine just take it easy especially of not used to riding one.
Have fun out there!!
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You have a three seater with you and two offspring. If you want to use the PWC with one or both, you put the children in front of you with the bracelet on your wrist. I've seen that approach a lot growing up on Lake Huron; viable option.
Other option is to weigh the gas tanks on the pontoon boat, take several pics of exactly how it's tied up (are the dock lines flaked?) and then use the pontoon boat. Fill the tanks back up with 93 octane until they weigh the same and then deny all knowledge of any discrepancy.
he's kind enough to let us stay with him and play at no charge. I'm not going to deceive him.
Fuck you Brennan! I know you touched my drum set and I wanna hear your dirty little mouth admit it.
Never seen anyone wreck a pontoon so he's just a douche therefore tell his ass you'll call the animal rescue and get his dog put to sleep and sue his ass
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He is my uncle who feels horrible about his niece getting nipped. I think he's just paranoid about anything else that could go wrong with 3 small ones.
I was jk but it is kinda shitty about the pontoon
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If the PWC is big enough for another adult to hold the kid go for it. Make sure the kid has a properly fitting type II pfd. I would avoid single parent duty on a pwc; your focus should be on the water not a child.
Best of luck!!
We are not taking the 18 month old out, and we are not leaving him unattended, which means no option for both adults with a kid.
let the puppy babysit?
Sounds like a fun party
We have a place on Long Lake, so with that being said.. I have always taken our kids out at that age on our PWC. I have them sit in front of me and go for a joy ride.. Just a FYI your 3 year old needs to have a life jacket with the handle on the back of the jacket and head support. If you want to see some great fireworks this weekend, go to the Fremont Moose tomorrow..
have fun and Go Blue
use his pontoon boat just like his puppy used your 3 year old as a chew toy. If you're not comfortable with that, take the twins on the PWC, they sit in front of the driver, while your wife watches your 18 month old. Take turns driving/toddler watching.
I'd say you're fine putting the kid between you and the handlebars as long as you aren't driving it like a jackass.
You can even hold the kid's life jacket with one hand while you throttle and steer with the other. Pick the bravest one and give it a shot.
Just FYI...First time my daughter went on a tube alone behind a boat she was 3.
your post is far too confusing for me to understand, comment on.
I hit reply because I grew up on Coldwater Lake and was actually just there for a week to see my famliy before flying back to LA yesterday. Small world.
hope the rest of your trip gets better, enjoy my home lakes.
Well...next time you're there if you see a guy on a pontoon with a mean looking dog or a young couple on a waverunner with a toddler sandwiched between them...id get the hell outta there.
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I'm gonna need some more info
Why don't you look into boarding the dog for the time? Or get tranqs from the vet. Tranquilize the dog, put it in its kennel, it will dream that it's on an airplane.
3. buy some beer and a bigger boat, 4. ???? 5. Profit!
I ruined my summer just reading that.
Lol....wait for it...wait for it..,still waiting. Still still waiting.
It...never...did....happen.
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Summer's over. It's fall now. And we are undefeated.
and i don't mean that as a slight, but if that's true, then the threshold for 'boating or no boating' is a lot lower. and the busier the lake or the bigger the waves, again, the less likely you should be out on a PWC with a 3 yr old.
so it looks like a lot of wading near shore and teaching the kids how to skip stones. and if the dog gets nippy, making it a permanent submarine...
I've rode jetskis since I was little, but I've never taken little kids out.
Becoming a parent has made me paranoid about everything because something always seems to go wrong .
Yeah, but you have three kids. Even if something goes really wrong, you still have a good chance of keeping two of them.
Plus, you can always make another one. It's like when you go to the shelter and get a new dog that looks the same and the kids don't know the difference. Besides, making them is the best part and I heard that cuts off after you put a ring on it
but here goes: i've got more kids than you and i have more boating experience, including working on boats for 5 summers and owning them for decades. forget the PWC. leave it on the trailer.
there is so much fun you can have with your little ones that's not on a boat. teach them to swim. find a river and take them fishing (have done this with little ones in a backpack), run, hike, sing (never too early to start learning 'the victors'), teach them to read, throw the cheap-o football you will go buy at the little convenience store in whatever town you are in, hike/walk, go make friends with the neighbors and get them to take you boating, cook, shoot a basketball and go right into explaining the motion offense, football plays and positions, or even how to ride a bike. you spend even 15 minutes on each one of these activities, interspersed with nap time (for them and you), and your days will be full. relax a little and enjoy and stop worrying about all the little crud that your kids won't care about or remember. they are still at the age where they are more likely to get a gift and put it aside so they can play with the box it came in.
and forget the PWC.
did you put in your backpack? One in there, did they behave or did they squirm a lot?
And isn't that pretty burdensome, making it nearly impossible to fish? While I admire your pioneering spirit and ideas on raising kids, this one just seems like it needs a little rethinking.
P.S.: are we still doing phrasing around here?
if i understand the defensive alignment correctly, he can put the 18 mo. old there, and mama can guide the 3 yr old twins. when my twins had just turned three i took the both of them fly-fishing without their siblings, just for some father-sons time. i even wrote an article about fly-fishing with my kids a few years back that got published in michigan trout magazine.
bring diapers, wipes, sippy cup, and some snacks and you've got a couple hours fishing, easy. watch the back cast, but you'll get the hang of it pretty quick. and don't be so concerned that everything needs to be perfect. catching fish is secondary to the time with the kids.
Now that's great advice
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I don't know about the rest of it, but if they've reopened coldwater restaurant, eat there.
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Why doesn't your uncle drive you around in his pontoon boat?