MyFox
 

junecleaver's kitchen

by junecleaver from North Dallas

Last Post 7 hours Ago


I've just been looking at some dumb warnings as a result of that report about how you can't give cold meds to children under 4. This whole thing comes from idiots who either cannot or will not read directions or follow them. Then, when something goes wrong they file a lawsuit. I'm sure there are plenty of idiots who purposely overdose their kids just so they can file a suit & win money. Years ago, when my middle daughter was a baby, I bought a bouncy seat for her. On the back of the seat part & actually part of the material was a warning label (big paragraph too). One of the warnings was, "Do not use as a sled". I couldn't believe the company actually had to print that. But I'm sure at one time an adult took the bouncy seat to the top of a snowy hill, put the baby in the seat & then pushed the kid off the hill. Then when the child got hurt, they sued the company with the logic, "Well, if you don't want me to use it as a sled, then you should have said something!" Anyways, I've put some warnings below. Enjoy & please add your own!

Warning: Children can drown in bucket, do not place kids in juice

Giant Bucket of Pickles used in Fast Food Restaurants

1. Do not use to pick up gasoline or flammable liquids

2. Do not use to pick up anything that is currently burning.

Unknown Vacuum Cleaner

Warning: While cooking be sure to place crust side down

Red Barron Pizza

This broom does not actually fly.

Harry Potter Toy Broom

Warning: do not use as a floatation devise. Do not ingest.

Blow up Figaro toy from Mickey D’s (about the size of a CD)

 

 

 

Add a Comment

So now, the drug companies are telling us that children under 4 shouldn't receive cold medicine. WHAT???? That is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I'm sure that statement was made by someone who either A.) has no children or B.) Can't read & follow directions on a label. The drug companies further stated that they will put warnings on the labels saying how you shouldn't give antihisthamines to children to make them sleepy. Wow, are we a nation of idiots or what? You mean adults need such labels? I'm sure the reason they came out with no cold meds for under 4 was because too many nincompoops were overdosing their children. I remember a few years ago when an idiot babysitter overdosed a baby with medicine drops by putting 2 teaspoons in the baby's bottle. Did the woman never hear of "read the directions before administering"?

I have been a mom for nearly 20 years. From the time my oldest was a tiny infant, every single medicine label was read carefuly EACH TIME I gave her a dose. I always used medicines for the purpose they were intended. If the label said "contact a physician", that's what I did. I never gave medicine in the dark. The lights were always turned on so I was able to not only be sure of what medicine I had reached for, but to be able to read the labels. Even now that my 2 younger ones are 13 & 10, I still make sure the medicines are correct.

And, there are really some cold medicines that work. To completely do away with them for children under 4, could, in my opinion lead to more infectious diseases spreading through daycares & preschools. Better to thwart a runny nose or some sneezing with proper medicine than to let it get out of hand.

And, for those who medicate healthy kids with the sole purpose of "making them sleepy", take some parent education classes to learn how to actually get into a healthier bedtime routine.

17 Comments | Add a Comment

What has happened to Dunston's Steakhouse? It seems that Gene Dunston not only doesn't care to keep long time customers, but doesn't care about getting new business either. This is yet another example of business owners forgetting who keeps them in business.

 

For years, I have been a regular customer at the Dunston's on Harry Hines. The food was always great & the service wonderful. But tonight I dealt with Gene Dunston for the first time & realized that he somehow doesn't care to be in the restaurant business anymore. They couldn't get a simple filet mignon cooked properly. TWICE. Both steaks came out RAW. So raw, that to eat them would have been a health hazard. The first one I sent back. After about 20 minutes, I asked how my steak was coming along, they said the chef had a lot of other tickets & had just put mine on the grill. The 2nd one came out just as raw. I then asked for Mr. Dunston. I told him what happened & said how I didn't think I should have to pay for something I couldn't eat. He argued with me, telling me, "We have already cooked you 2 steaks!" Well, so? Both steaks were inedible. The first time I sent the steak back wasn't so bad, those things happen now & then, but the 2nd time was inexcusable. There was no reason they shouldn't have made it right. He even thought that I should pay because they had to waste those 2 steaks on me. He was clearly irritated about having to deal with a less than satisfied customer. In my life I have never dealt with a restaurant manager or owner who wasn't interested in keeping good customers. I wouldn't have been upset if he had been nice about it. Maybe he's just been in the business too long. But, as empty as this Dunston's usually is (& it was even emptier tonight), I think I have identified the problem. When you don't work at making your customers happy, you won't see them back. In today's world, with the economy the way it is & large chains taking over, you would think that private businesses such as Dunston's would make sure they not only kept their long time customers, but worked at drawing in new business as well.

 

Tonight Gene Dunston reinforced the general opinion that businesses no longer care about their customers. They have forgotten why they are in business in the first place & who keeps them in business. It’s the customers, Gene! Clearly Gene Dunston has fallen into that mind set. As long as customers stay quiet & say nice things, then alright, they’ll be nice. But if there is a problem, they will act irritated & argue that the customer should pay anyways, even for products that either are not delivered or arrive in unusable, inedible or otherwise unsatisfactory condition. I even told him how his attitude just cost him a good customer & he just shrugged his shoulders. Well, ok. It's no water off my back. I'm not the one with the giant, empty restaurant on a Saturday night. And, don't worry, Gene, you won't be bothered with good customers like me anymore. From now on, my eat-out money will go to someone who cares. 

 

 

17 Comments | Add a Comment

There is more to this story that this 17 year old isn't telling reporters or police. She seemed scared to death to say much of anything beyond the fact that she's been "doing it for years". For years? The report stated that she's been doing this since she was 12. That means someone roped her into this profession. These rings are run by adults who are in the background & are invisible to the rest of us. These adults are almost impossible to catch. This young lady is taking the fall for someone else. I see it in her eyes. She looked terrified during the interview. This wasn't the look of a seasoned professional prostitute. This was the look of a terrified young girl who doesn't know where to turn. She must feel that there is no-one in the world who will help her. Now she's been arrested & in the eyes of the law she's an adult. But she's really a child. She was a child when she was forced into that life. And, because of that life, she's still a child. She is a child who has been through the worst kind of hell. At a time of a girl's life when she should be in high school, thinking about Homecoming, Prom, homework, friends & what kind of career she wants, she instead has been forced to "perform" for perverts of all kinds. She's been forced to be a part of all kinds of depravity, drugs, etc. And, I'm sure if she refused those activities, she was beaten or worse. I hope the police realize that this young lady is a child & I hope they understand that they need to act as rescuers rather than attackers towards her. If they act as rescuers & gain her trust, then at the very least they will be able to steer this girl towards the right path. At 17, it wasn't her fault that she was recruiting/ buying 12 - 14 year old girls. She was forced into it by one or more adults.

6 Comments | Add a Comment

I would like to comment on the segment that showed the 2 elderly ladies who attended the State Fair today. The report said they've been going to the Fair together every year since they were about 5 years old. They are now in their 90's. One of the ladies said she wouldn't miss it for the world. They ate corny dogs, played games & won prizes for their grandchildren & commented on Big Tex's attire. From the sparkles in their eyes, I forgot their ages & noticed how the Fair made them young again. Imagine what Dallas was like & the State Fair when they were 5! Imagine how much change they have seen in our city. Even in my 38 years here in Dallas, I've watched the Dallas Parkway go from just a road cut through acres of cotton fields to the middle of the city. So, imagine what these ladies have seen! They started going to the Fair when SMU was way out in the country!

This segment was like a breath of fresh air in the midst of so much bad news. Just seeing those lovely ladies sparkle & have a great time made me smile. Their smiles could light up a room & they certainly added plenty of bright sunshine to the Texas State Fair.

1 Comment | Add a Comment

Laying off teachers to pay for a huge deficit in the school district makes as much sense as the woman who gelded her $9,000 champion stallion & then tried to sell him because "I didn't want him to be able to breed again"; yet she wanted to make money by having a horse breeding ranch.

Teachers are the heartbeat of any school district. When they are allowed to do their jobs, children learn! When politics & micromanaging get in the way, they cannot teach, thus students do not learn. It's that simple! But when the latter happens, it's the teachers who get blamed. When politics get in the way (as in the case of the DISD missing money), teachers end up paying the price. When you already have a below par school district, how much sense does it make to get rid of the educators? The reason DISD is below par is because of the administrators, not the teachers! The majority of the administrators have never been inside a classroom. They have no idea what teachers put up with on a daily basis. The superintendent & all the rest of the administrators are not responsible for teaching the students. They don't sit down on the floor with a 5 year old & read a story. They don't check heads for lice. They don't comfort the kindergartener who is away from home for the first time. They don't corral a bunch of hyper 4th graders in an attempt to get them on a bus for a field trip. And, they don't put up with irate parents who prefer to yell at the teachers rather than listen to reason. How many times do you hear an adult talk about their school days & say, "I remember our wonderful superintendent". No, you never hear that. But you do hear, "I remember my 5th grade (or whatever year it was) teacher who encouraged me to write," or you hear "I remember how my high school math teacher inspired me to become an engineer". We even remember less than favorite teachers. But we never remember a superintendent or anyone else on a school board. That's because they aren't hands on & thus should not take any credit for the education students receive. However, when a district gets the way DISD is, they need to look at themselves & see how micromanaging & politicking only gets in the way of the teachers.

These administrators sit in their nice cushy offices, receive (notice not earn) their large salaries & have the gall to tell teachers, "You may lose your job because of our incompetence". How much sense does that make? DISD is already a below par school district, imagine what it will be after many of the teachers lose their jobs. Might as well change the name from Dallas Independent School District to Dallas Public Daycare.

3 Comments | Add a Comment

It was wrong for the woman who found the $700 to keep it. She is guilty of theft. I hope that her guilt keeps her from sleeping tonight. Yes, the woman who left it should have been more careful, but it was a mistake & clearly she needed that money. And, it was rightfully hers. To even interview people to find out if this was wrong was ludicrous. One young lady said that the woman who took it should keep it & it wasn't wrong. Of course it was wrong! The honest thing to do would be to report it to the store & say you found a sum of money, then leave your phone number & allow the rightful owner the chance to claim it. Usually after a reasonable time, say a week or 10 days, if the owner doesn't claim it, then it's yours.

Does anyone remember the Andy Griffith episode where Opie found a wallet with $50 in it? There was no identification in the wallet, so right away Opie thought he had $50! Well, his father told him that they needed to put an ad in the paper saying they found a wallet with a sum of money in it & then wait 7 days for the owner to claim it. When the waiting period was up, Opie was told the money was his. He went & bought something with $10 & put the other $40 in his piggy bank. After he bought his prize, he returned to the courthouse to tell his dad. Andy wasn't there, but then the wallet's owner walked in & asked about the wallet. Opie ended up returning his toys to the store & giving the man back his wallet & $50. He told his dad that he couldn't enjoy his findings knowing that the rightful owner needed the money much more than he did.

It's too bad we don't have tv shows like that now that teach good lessons in humanity. Whether it's a crime or not to keep that sum of money, the ethical & moral thing to do would be to attempt to return it to it's owner. The same holds true if a person found a diamond ring or other valuable item.

I hope the woman who took the $700 does the right thing. Even if the news story gives her a change of heart, it'll be well worth it. I can't imagine her sitting in her living room watching the news & seeing herself on tv taking the money. If I was her family member, I'd nag her until she did the right thing. Let's just hope she does.

17 Comments | Add a Comment

Bike-riding is a wonderful sport. It gets you out in the fresh air, conserves fuel & it's great exercise. However, bike riders are obligated to practice road safety as well as common courtesy. The past 2 mornings, I have had to dodge & drive around bike riders who think it's alright to ride in the middle of the road during rush hour, when there's a lovely bike path just a few yards away. One cut me off this morning & then started up so slowly at the red light, I nearly was rear-ended. These inconsiderate bike riders cause drivers to make possibly dangerous moves, just to avoid hitting them. And, I'm sure they have been the cause of a few accidents.

I have no problem sharing the road with bike riders & for the most part, they are courteous. But please refrain from riding your bike in the middle of the road during rush hour. If you must ride your bike during rush hour, use the bike paths & never ever ride side by side. Oh, and remember to watch out for children walking to school on these bike paths. Just because you're not in a car doesn't mean you don't have to follow traffic rules. I've seen many bike riders run red lights & stop signs as well as nearly knock over pedestrians. To these inconsiderate clods I say, GET SOME MANNERS! Maybe if more police officers issued tickets to these riders they would think twice before acting like they own the road.

6 Comments | Add a Comment

DISD is run by idiots. Period. To lay off veteran teachers because of the administrators' failures & mismanagement is totally ludicrous! Why should the teachers be made to pay for the mistakes of people who have never been inside a classroom? Why should they be sitting on pins & needles wondering if they'll have jobs tomorrow? This is yet another example of people not respecting teachers enough to make sure they keep their jobs. No wonder so many kids graduate from DISD schools as functional illiterates. They leave the high schools unable to read beyond an 8th grade level & unable to handle college. Guess what happens then? WELFARE!!!

I maintain that the troubles with DISD or any other school district are not the fault of the teachers, but that of administrators & parents. Too many of those who have never taught before do not understand the importance of becoming a team with the primary goal of making sure the children receive a good education. Administrators are busy mishandling money, pocketing huge salaries & fighting amongst themselves. Too many parents are too busy working all the time, micromanaging the teachers & talking bad about the teachers. How many times have I heard, "What do the teachers know?" Until an adult has actually been inside a classroom & has had to put up with what so many teachers have to put up with, they need to take a breath before they pass judgement on our educators. Where does that leave the students? I'll tell you where that leaves them; On their own to buck it by themselves with no guidance or boundaries. When children see dissent among the adults around them, they will naturally pit them against each other in order to avoid what they need to do. On the converse, good solid teamwork with teacher, parents & administrators supporting & respecting each other will result in excellent education & thus turn out young people who will become productive members of society.

Instead of laying off teachers, how about if the administrators who botched all this up be made to pay back every cent of it & put it in the teachers' pockets. I'm sure there are a few who should be in jail as well. Greed was what brought DISD to this horrible situation. These administrators were not looking out for the good of the students, otherwise they would have made sure there was plenty of money & plenty of support for their teachers.

My children have grown up in the Richardson School District & since 1996, I have been thrilled beyond words with the type of education my children have received. They were reading by Christmas of kindergarten. And, they have wonderful ambitions & goals. I myself was brought up in private schools & I am of the opinion that my girls have received a much better education that I ever did. I've seen other kids come out of RISD schools who were just as well educated. It seems that RISD has it "right". RISD supports its teachers & promotes teamwork among the parents, teachers & administrators. Of course, every district has it's shortfalls, but before my oldest reached school age, I chose to move into the RISD area because of its reputation for excellence in education. I talked a friend of mine into moving into the Lewisville school district because his children could not read after 5 years in Denton ISD.

Why can't DISD follow the examples set by school districts that have proved themselves year after year? These adults in DISD seem to have forgotton what running a school district is all about. It's about the children! It's about making sure they receive the tools they need to manage in their adult lives. It's about making sure they learn to read, write, spell & add. It's not about how much money you can stuff into your own pockets. I say do an across the board firing of the administrators & promote some of the veteran teachers into those roles. After all, they're the ones who know what the schools & the students need. They're the ones who understand what happens in a classroom & what multi-child management is all about.

With all the protests I see for other things, this issue would be the most important to protest. Keep the teachers & throw out the ones who made the mess in the first place.

12 Comments | Add a Comment

Hooray that predator has been put behind bars. He tried to kidnap a child from a group of children who were playing outside. The report said the cab driver drove over to the group of children & offered them money, candy, etc. The report stated that one little girl went over to the taxi to get the money, whereupon the man grabbed her, but she was able to get away from him. Thank goodness for the witnesses who provided police with an accurate description which resulted in this man facing criminal charges. I hope he's off the streets for good.

This brings up the topic of Stranger Danger. Parents, teacher, police officers, etc. cannot repeat enough about the dangers of children approaching a stranger. They cannot emphasize enough about being wary of strangers who approach children & about not talking to strangers. I still repeat those warnings to my children, who are 17, 13 & 10. There is no such thing as repeating these warnings too many times. If the child remembers the warning even once, after you've said it 1,000 times, it's worth the repetition. I even make it into a game for my younger 2 & even with their friends. I'll ask, "What if he has puppies? Does that make him nice?" or "Maybe he has balloons, puppies & candy." I also will ask, "What if it's a nice-looking older lady or the person is dressed nicely? Would that make a difference?" Maybe it's a grandmother-looking lady. "Does the person's outward appearance make a difference in who they are?" I allow them to talk about it & discuss different scenarios. I've also emphasized that an adult has no business asking children for directions, to find a lost puppy or kitten, or anything else that would require help or assistance. If the adult really needs assistance, they need to ask another adult, not a child. Adults have no business asking children to come over to their cars either. I even discuss these things with my high schooler. I've also told them to tell me or any other trusted adult if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or is asking strange questions. Another thing I've taught my children is to never be afraid of a police officer or fire fighter. I've taught them that these are strangers you can always ask for help. In stores or the mall, you can always find a salesperson to help you. (Of course, my 2 younger ones are never alone in the mall).

The outcome of this incident in Flower Mound was a happy one. The little girl is alive & at her house & will be given a 2nd chance regarding Stranger Danger. But for too many children, there is no 2nd chance. They will not be at the dinner table tonight or any other night. Let's remind our kids tonight about the dangers of talking to strangers & how there are too many people out there who don't look out for children's best interests. And, keep an eye out & a listening ear open so that maybe if that situation comes to our neighborhood, we might be able to get another disgusting monster off the streets.

4 Comments | Add a Comment

So, who do you think has driven these centrury-old companies, such as AIG, Fannie Mae, Lehman Bros, etc into the ground?

It's incompetent management!! Here these companies were customer driven for 100 years or more, then along comes young, greedy management & soon they're crying "Bail me out!" They stand around announcing massive layoffs of their hourly employees, yet they still award themselves huge bonuses & huge severaces (in case they get laid off). How many of us would keep our jobs if we were so incompetent? How many times have you heard from some manager or supervisor, "You don't have the skill set needed for this job" (when in fact you have way more than the job requires). How many times do you see a mile-long list of skills for some job that pays $15/hour? And, they interview you 2 or 3 times & still don't let you know if you have the job. On top of that, they do background & credit checks -- all for just an hourly position! Yet, these upper managers in these companies have, in a few short years, driven the company into bankruptcy. Has anyone looked at their qualifications? Has anyone conducted in-depth background & credit checks to see if these people are able to handle a major company? Are they even able to retrieve their own email?

In the many years I've worked in offices, I have come across some of the most intelligent, qualified, honest people you will ever see. And most of them have been hourly employees. These hourly employees actually care about their company & work hard to represent it in the best way they can. Yet, they are at the mercy of upper management that decides if they will be able to pay their bills & eat next month. They decide if their hourly employees' children get to see a doctor when ill, get braces on their teeth or even if the employee is allowed to stay home with a sick child. What makes these managers so much better? A huge paycheck? A college degree? Certainly they have proved otherwise with their incompetent handling of these companies.

Bailing them out isn't the answer (maybe many of these managers are the product of parents who spoiled them & always bailed them out when they were kids). They need to step up to the plate with their huge bonuses, salaries, etc., sell their homes & learn to live like the rest of us & take care of their own.

Oh, and to the masses of us who work our rear-ends off every day just to pay bills, how many people have come in to bail us out?

4 Comments | Add a Comment

I've heard on the news this morning how some people have complained that the hurricane wasn't quite as bad as they thought & how they're upset that the DFW area will miss the brunt of Ike. Just like with Gustav, some people were angry that they had to evacuate & that the hurricane coverage took up most of the news time. I saw a blog yesterday where the blogger was irritated about all the Ike coverage.

Well, let's all thank God that the meteorologists have the capability to predict these monster storms. Let's thank God for officials who help evacuate people & save lives. It wasn't that long ago that even with the best equipment, meteorologists were unable to accurately predict these storms, much less predict their path. My mother remembers the terrible hurricane of 1938 which devastated the Eastern Seaboard & New England. Back then, nobody knew there was a hurricane until it was on top of them. That hurricane killed over 600 people. Think about how many lives might have been saved had they been able to evacuate people ahead of the storm. Even as devastating as Katrina was, think how many lives were saved because of the evacuation order.

The same holds true for any other hurricane. Hurricanes aren't just "bad storms". They can completely turn lives upsidedown or destroy them altogether. Reports said that about 500,000 people were evacuated from the Texas coast ahead of Ike. Imagine the devastation if there was no way to predict Ike.

I have no problem with storm coverage, I'm grateful for it. People can prepare & be on alert because of it. It's far better to be prepared & then say, "Wow, that was close, thank goodness it wasn't so bad", than to be caught unprepared.

Last night I talked to a man who was a cop in Louisiana when Isodor hit. People were evacuated, but there were still some people who decided to stay to ride out the storm. He said how he ended up having to rescue a family from their home in the middle of Isodor. In the 5 minutes he was in the house, the water had risen 3 feet in the front yard. The storm completely destroyed the family's home. Had they not been rescued, the entire family wouldn't have survived the storm.

So, instead of getting irritated because the "storm didn't affect me, so they need to tailor the news just for me", think about those it did affect. Think about those who had to leave & bring only what they could carry. Think about those whose lives were saved because of today's advances in weather coverage. This storm affected somebody & those somebodies are sitting on pins & needles wondering if they even have anything to go home to.

20 Comments | Add a Comment

I just read where a father is suing the maker of Crocs shoes for $2 million because his son's foot got caught & injured in an escalator while the child was wearing Crocs. The article stated that other children have had the same issues with Crocs & the Atlanta airport escalators. Crocs is saying that it's the fault of the escalators & the parents for not watching their children while they're on the escalators. I'm with Crocs on this.

Too many times I see children riding escalators without any parent holding their hands & sometimes I see no parent around & the children are playing on the escalator. Escalators are not playground equipment for the amusement of one's bored children while on a shopping trip. They are used to get from one floor to the next. Used properly, they are a very convenient mode of transport. But, like any machine, they can be dangerous if mishandled or if children are not supervised on them.

From the time I was little, my mother had a hard & fast rule that I was to hold her hand when we were on an escalator. If I was caught playing with one, I was swiftly disciplined. I took that habit with me when I embarked on the career & adventure of motherhood. If the child was still in a stroller, then I found the elevator. If they were walking with me, then it was a hard & fast rule that they hold my hand. When we got near the exit, I would say "One, two, three" & teach them to make a big step. I taught them how to properly hold the handrail, but I still had a tight grip on the child.

One day, when I was working in a department store, I heard a mother scream & soon discovered her child was dangling from the top of the escalator, about to fall from the 2nd floor to the 1st. Turned out that while riding the escalator down, the child had taken hold of the railing of the one going up & didn't let go. Another sales person had to pull the child up & over the railing. We all faulted the mother in this for not holding onto her child's hand. The same holds true when children get their shoes or fingers caught in them. Once in a great while, an escalator is faulty & that should be investigated. But to sue a shoe company because your kid's foot got stuck in an escalator is just frivolous. The father is looking for someone to blame & is also looking to retire. Obviously the airport or the escalator company wasn't at fault, or he'd be suing them. It's very likely it was the father's failure to control his child that caused the injury.

With this father's same logic, what if I was wearing flip flops when driving my car & the flip flop got caught under the gas pedal? What if I lost control & had an accident because of it? Would I be able to sue the flip flop company?

9 Comments | Add a Comment

The mother of the little girl who went missing ought to be made to pay the bill for that whole incident. Imagine what her stupidity & inability to communicate properly cost the city? This situation went on for hours with policemen & search parties all looking for the child who was with her mother the entire time. Apparantly the mother came in & took the child & never told anyone in the house. What kind of moronic thinking is that? To top it off, if I had been the mother & found my child in the house unsupervised while all the adults were in separate rooms, I'd have called the police & charged my family with child endangerment. Those people would never again in a million years be allowed to watch my child because they are incapable of doing so. Imagine what could have happened to that baby while everyone was off in other rooms? The others in the house said they were gone 10 minutes. 10 minutes in a toddler's world is an eternity & enough time to end up in the middle of a road someplace, at the bottom of a pool, or swept down a creek.  I'm sure the mother was unaware that there was such a search for the child, however, she should have known better than to take the baby from the house without notifying anyone. Thus, she should be made to pay that bill that the Dallas residents are going to be stuck with.
3 Comments | Add a Comment

What do you think about the latest Nationwide & Baskin Robbins commercials?

The Nationwide one depicts a young man accidentally dinging an elderly couple's car. He apologizes & they proceed to beat him up in the parking lot. The Baskin Robbins commercial shows soccer parents at a soccer game & the coach tells a mother that if the team wins, they all get to go to Baskin Robbins. A little boy playing the game & trying to get the ball, comes near the mother. She kicks the ball away from the child & then proceeds to scream at him, "IN YOUR FACE!!!"

I'm not easily offended, but I believe these commercials are condoning horrible practices. One says it's ok to beat up someone after they ding your car. The other tells parents it's ok to scream at children in a soccer match in order to get a Baskin Robbins treat. I think we ought to boycott these 2 companies until they understand that such behaviors are never acceptable. In the Nationwide one, the elderly woman is committing assault & battery. It could also be classified as aggravated assault because she's using her purse as a weapon. The behavior in the Baskin Robbins commercial could be called child abuse & I would think a mother like that would be banned from that & all future games because of her bully tactics.

What are your thoughts?

15 Comments | Add a Comment


junecleaver

I am a North Dallas mom of 3 daughters. I have lived in Dallas since 1970 & have watched this great city grow. I enjoy being a "tourist" in the Metroplex by taking my children around to different attractions. We are members of the Dallas Zoo and we enjoy road trips around Texas. Two of my new hobbies are exploring Texas' backroads and trying out different barbecue restaurants in the quest to find the "best bbq in Texas". I have grown up watching Channel 4 News & like my oldest daughter said the other day, "I won't watch any other news, Mom."

Member Since: 7/13/2006