The Products of Brainless Parents at Play, Drive Slow!Friday, November 11, 2005 More ranting on kids in streets.I know, I know it is time for a good post on a bad boss, but I got such great support on my Goodwill post that I am going to go on a bit more about it. If you have not read it, pop down one post and get the back story to this post. Basically I live in a neighborhood filled with parents with smalls kids who have taught them how to play in the street. These streets actually are the ones we use to drive in and out of our subdivision. Not side streets - not a CUL DE SAC! One of my favorite quotes comes from Ananke (Confused and Amuzed). What a gem: "The parenting skills (or lack thereof) of some people never cease to amaze me. It's almost as if they decided to have children just to see if it was possible. They didn't have a clue what to do with them afterwards. And of course, the rules only apply to everyone except their little darlings! Grrr!" That describes some of the parents in my neighborhood. In His Steps (another blogger) had a great idea: Why not go out in the middle of the night and put up your own sign: "Parentless kids at play, please drive slow" or "The products of brainless parents at play, drive slow" Melanie (Plaid Toaster) blogged about a freak accident with her son. I actually read her blog a while back and my heart wrenched for her and her family. Here is what she had to say: "Be persistant in this. You may save a child's life. My son was run over by a truck, driven by my father. A bizarre accident that happened in our yard, not the street. Having to go through what we did, It enrages me when I see this negligence in the neighborhood. My son will show the kids or the parents his scars, yet they remain clueless. God forbid they have to go through what our family did." Melanie, I am going to be persistent, almost ruthless. posted at 11/11/2005 07:18:00 AM |
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12 Comments:
I could not agree more. And it's not just kids we need to watch out for. The other day I was at a coffee place and some young men were outfront watching their very very small black dog run around the parking lot. They were calling to him, but didn't go get him. Where was he playing? The little black dog was playing in the DRIVE THROUGH in the dark.
The next night I almost hit two adults who were waling at night wearing gray and navy clothing. The only thing I saw was the reflective tape on the woman's athletic shoes.
They make reflective clothing people. If you're going to be wandering around on a busy street in the dark, buy some.
Then again, maybe it's just Darwin at his cruel best.
Eric, is that sign for real? If it is, you are my new hero. Keep fighting the good (but oh so frustrating) fight!
Ahhh - When you order this sign, would you order a second one and ship it over to AZ :)
I wish you luck in this Eric and hopefully it will save those brainless parents from ever having to feel the pain of losing their child.
Amen!
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Aw crap, that was supposed to look like a sign!
Thanks everyone for your support. Homer, the sign isn't real unfortunately. I threw it together in Photoshop yesterday. Dave, I can visualize a sign and you resemble someone I know on T.V. ;)
It is going to be 70 and awesome, so out with the kids today! But we'll try to stay out of the street.
I was in the ER once and a little boy who had been run over by his own father was rushed in.
Keep up the good work, it is never a good thing when someone has to learn a lesson the hard way :(
When a friend first moved into a gated community, I'd always encounter kids playing on in the middle of the streets. When I came driving through, I'd get dirty looks from kids and parents alike -- as though they were entitled to their own personal street festival!
Maybe things have changed in the past 30 years, but among the first things hammered into my skull as a child was a simple rule: "DON'T PLAY IN THE ROAD!" Sort of a common sense thing...
Wendy,
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ct,
Yes, that is what I was taught. "Don't play in the street."
Unfortunately parental units have been replaced by urbanites that are daft as a brush.
Thanks for the posts!
Eric
I like the 'parentless kids at play'...EXCELLENT!
I like Ananke's quote too, she's one of my very favorite bloggers.
Good post
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