Quote Originally Posted by JohnNJ View Post
Andrew:

As a father I try to teach my children to respect nature and life in general. We spend a lot of time outdoors and we practice the "Leave No Trace" concepts taught by the Boy Scouts. Basically, if they find something special, even a rock, I encourage them to leave things as they found them so the next person that comes through can have that same experience.

That said, I would not hesitate or give a second thought to killing anything that could possibly harm my family. I would try my best to avoid it, and have done that so far, but I long ago made up my mind as to how I would handle a real threat.

Don't come down too hard on your Dad. I'm sure he's trying to do the best he can with what he has. I know I didn't make it easy for my father and my children are returning the favor ten fold.

JohnNJ
That probably sounded a little stronger than I meant it to. It was all done respectfully and my father and I have a wonderful relationship. This wasn't a yelling type debate by any means. More of a debate while having a beer. That is kinda how my family works. If we disagree with another family member we let the family member know in a calm respectful way and then we agree to disagree and once its over its over and no hard feelings.

Thanks for the concern though. In the situation I didn't feel like anybody was in immediate danger and I had the means to safely move it. So that is what I chose. If I had felt that anybody was in danger I would probably have a different opinion.