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Written by FullMetal Alchemist - View Profile   
Friday, 14 April 2006
Those of you who grew up in the early 80's will remember an awesome thing called "Jarts" or Lawn Darts. (unless your parents were anal-retentive bastards that is) Steel tipped over-sized darts that you threw in the air and tried to get into one of two plastic hoops. (a variation of horse-shoes and darts) the tips were made so that they stick better in the grass (not a point, but a flat end)

Inevitably 3 sets of idiot parents ruined the fun for countless generations both back in '88 and in the future. Because of their inadequate parenting, 3 kids died by punctures to the skull by lawn darts. The FIRST thing that comes to my mind is: Where were the parents! Then I'm thinking, they're the ones who probably threw the damn things and let their kids run around under them!

I remember a rule book that the set came with stating that the hoops should be placed 50 feet away from where you're going to throw them, and that they shouldn't be thrown until the area with the hoops was clear of people. NOW, if you're a "good parent" you're going to protect your little ones by enforcing said rules by SUPERVISING their play, (not hoping that someone else will.) And HEY, if you're a REALLY good parent, you'll spend time with your kids and play the game WITH them! I want to meet the backward jackass human rejects that dare to blame the Jart manufacturer for killing their kid.



(SAME thing about videogames that are rated MA. if you're going to give them a game console, you better get your ass involved with knowing what kind of games your 5 year old is playing and you better not blame the game manufacturer that you're a Fricken IDIOT and didn't know they were playing a game made for 18+ year olds! For gods sake, get them to play an E rated game: "Katamari Damaci," it's addicting even to adults!)

Show some balls and take some responsibility! "due to my completely inept concept of parenting, I'm to blame for my son/daughter's deliquency/death" but NOOOOOOO, Hey honey, I refuse to accept that it's MY fault so lets find someone, ANYone to blame for this and have everything banned. Oh, and lets sit the little ones in front of the TV and let THAT raise our kids. Why not? They were unplanned and unwanted in the first place, now we're stuck with them and I have no time to be a real parent. (I've said it once already, why not a second: The kid's a bastard, and the parents are probably 15 year olds.)

I remember when I was dumb enough to use my Dad's bow and arrow without his permission and shot an arrow into the air and it went down from about 200 feet into a neighbors yard. (If someone was standing there, I guarantee they would have been killed.) Anyway, my dad saw me and let me just say I never grabbed the bow and arrow without permission again. If you set up rules, and your kids break them, If you LOVE them, and want them to live or at lease live a life that doesn't include being a dumbass 14 year old stuck in a 35 year old's body, you HAVE to lay down the law. (but it's also your responsibility to show them that you care in other ways that don't include hitting them when they're bad. for instance; telling them they played a good game even though they lost. encouraging them to always do their best even though they failed. Not by causing a scene and looking like a moron at their little league games when they "miss the ball")

Oh, By the way, "YOU'RE WELCOME" these parenting tips I provide free of charge, but if you're not a dumbass and have common sense, you already knew this didn't you? yea. . .you're a smarty.

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Thanks Tatmanco!
Written by FullMetal Alchemist on 2006-04-17 10:47:56
Thanks for reading and providing some input. along the same lines, the same thing happens with Horseshoes, but for most dangerous games there's an age limit AND (for little league hockey for instance) there are helmets and full protective gear. I guess it was easier to ban the damn things than to set up some RULES and AGE LIMITS. I guess they figure the same thing I do: IDIOTS can't be trusted to be RESPONSIBLE. I think a safety/parenting test needs to be given to anyone buying equipment of any kind for their children. the lower the score, the less you can buy.
I can see your point but.......
Written by tatmanco on 2006-04-15 09:25:18
Lawn darts ever see a kid try to throw something underhand with their young . sometimes it doesn't get released when they wanted to , and it goes straight up in the air . and when it comes down , such as the case of lawn darts it sticks in skulls of little children. Ouch Ouch Ouch can you feel the pain. Yeah anyway, I agree children need great supervision, encouragement, love and attention.

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