CHILD ABUSE?!?!?! Argument w/neighbors girlfriend....stupid skank.

Ok, so.....

My 10 yr old son (stepson, whatever...) is starting his second season of tackle football. For his age group, the max weight is 125 lbs or he has to move up to the next level. He currently weighs in at 134 lbs, so.....this means lots of walking, jogging, biking etc. Formal practice starts July 31st and we thought it would be best to get him started on being active. The boy likes to do stuff and play football, but if it could be played on the couch - he would be all pro. He has been walking a lap and then jogging a lap for about 4 days now. Today, he jogs two laps and then walks a lap. This child is 10 with a size 9 1/2 mens shoe. Last year, he played both offensive line and defensive line. Although we helped him make weight last year, he just was not physically ready for that much action. This year, he wanted to be ready. So again, this is what we are trying to help him do by getting him out in the morning to get going.

My neighbors have a black dog - no idea what breed - that is not the least bit friendly. VERY TERRITORIAL. At times, they let the dog go out without a leash. We have found it in our garbage, peeing or shitting on the lawn or just simply chillin in our yard. We recently put up a privacy fence for this reason. I have asked nicely and called the animal services before and nothing seems to work. Everyday this week my son has been in tears that this dog was outside. I gave him the option of running a different route or waiting for the dog to go away. Today, I decided to walk around the corner - two houses away - to see if the dog was really outside. At first glance, no dog. I start to walk away and sure enough here comes the dog running at the half picket fence (it is not enclosed) toward me. Then the girlfriend comes out after the dog. I said, "Could you please make sure the dog is on a leash?" Followed with dirty looks and mumbled words. I then said, "I don't want to have to call animal services." She then shouts back, "I will call on you for child abuse." I was like, "What the fuck did you say?" She got all nervous and laughing...I said, "Child abuse for what? Having a child excercise? What the fuck are you saying? Are you threatening me? She started laughing, grabbed the dog and then walked inside. Her boyfriend (one of my actual neighbors) comes out and said "Is there a problem?" I said, "Not with me, but apparently your girlfriend does..." and explained the situation to him. I said, I didn't tell her the animal services thing as a threat, but if she wants to talk shit about child abuse then maybe she doesn't need to come around because she and I will continue to have issues. He then says they just bought another house and will be moving in a week and how sorry he was she said something of that nature.

So let me get this straight, parents shouldn't discipline their children in public for fear of being reported...and now we shouldn't allow our lazy/overweight children excercise in public for fear of being reported?

What the FUCK!!!