I should add something more---
I have six children. I'm by far not a "Super Mom". I burn dinners, I can't always get grass stains out of jeans and make them wear those stained up, hole in the knees jeans anyway, I don't know how to sew anything other then buttons back on shirts, none of my kids play socker (they play hocky, roller blade, skateboard, bike, and football in the field behind our house), I don't have time to volunteer to much time at school so the teachers look shocked when I finally do show up for something, ect ect. In essence, I'm not the ideal mother--
If this was one of my children I'd be completly and utterly embaressed. Not embaressed with my child but myself. I'd feel ashamed that I allowed it to happen at all.
I guess I just don't understand how this woman dosn't feel ashamed, what so ever.
Not only would I have appologized to you, but I'd have most likely purchased a dog toy and me,along with my child would return to bring you the "gift". Plus, it would be theroputic for the little girl (besides a valuable lesson on respecting other people's property). Imagine this child might have a phobia of dogs in the future.