Golf a holic,

Nothing matters more than kids, so what you did was 100% right.Protect the children first,worry about everything else second.Do you know where the dog came from?

Bringing up kids is a trial and error process, with many errors which hopefully do not lead to a trial.The real fun starts when they hit the teenage years. Never be afraid to admit your mistakes to the kids. My favourite line to my daughter is 'Why didn't you come with a user's manual? or a remote control? It's my way of admitting that I get is wrong and she accepts that Dad is not perfect,but he will always love her.