Comments on: Amusement Centers: the good, the bad and the ugly http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/ Real writing for real life. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessica http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jessica Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:50:38 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/#comment-242 You must live near the "Four Seasons" of Chuck E. Cheese. Ours always smells like urine and feet and the pizza tastes like it was made by a terrorist. I loathe CEC. In fact, I have decided that I won't go to one ever again. Life is too short, and the time I spend there, I will never get back. My husband made a commitment to my 4-year old to take him to CEC while his brother stays over night at a friends this weekend. He made his bed. I refuse. There aren't enough Vicodin's on the planet to squelch the headache that lingers for days after CEC. Plus, it's a constant reminder of how much I don't like other people's kids. My own are okay. Other people's kids, are a-holes. You must live near the “Four Seasons” of Chuck E. Cheese. Ours always smells like urine and feet and the pizza tastes like it was made by a terrorist.

I loathe CEC. In fact, I have decided that I won’t go to one ever again. Life is too short, and the time I spend there, I will never get back.

My husband made a commitment to my 4-year old to take him to CEC while his brother stays over night at a friends this weekend. He made his bed. I refuse. There aren’t enough Vicodin’s on the planet to squelch the headache that lingers for days after CEC.

Plus, it’s a constant reminder of how much I don’t like other people’s kids. My own are okay. Other people’s kids, are a-holes.

]]> By: Lulu http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Lulu Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:56:11 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/#comment-241 I'm happy to say that with my boy all grown up, I can now stay far, far away from those dang "amusement" centers. They always seem to remind me of a Las Vegas casino (case in point - your item #2). I’m happy to say that with my boy all grown up, I can now stay far, far away from those dang “amusement” centers. They always seem to remind me of a Las Vegas casino (case in point – your item #2).

]]> By: Alex http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Alex Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:30:01 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/08/05/140/#comment-240 But aren't aliens with big red eyes merely an artistic way to represent to kids that we need to be aware of dangers to our preferred way of life? Homer used cyclops and sirens, Tolkien used Orcs, Rowling used dark wizards (the rogues, at any rate) and the Power Rangers use red-eyed aliens...and sometimes purple guys giving away purple "ooze". Although boys love to react to threats to our livelihood with guns and fists - it really is up to the parental influence to encourage the recognition that although physical reaction is sometimes appropriate, understanding the overall battle between good-and-evil...and how the battle looks from both sides of the equation...is a better start to learning how to deal with it. I still think back to Agent J's observation about the alien with the tissue in it's claws, from the first MIB... :-) ..alex. But aren’t aliens with big red eyes merely an artistic way to represent to kids that we need to be aware of dangers to our preferred way of life? Homer used cyclops and sirens, Tolkien used Orcs, Rowling used dark wizards (the rogues, at any rate) and the Power Rangers use red-eyed aliens…and sometimes purple guys giving away purple “ooze”. Although boys love to react to threats to our livelihood with guns and fists – it really is up to the parental influence to encourage the recognition that although physical reaction is sometimes appropriate, understanding the overall battle between good-and-evil…and how the battle looks from both sides of the equation…is a better start to learning how to deal with it. I still think back to Agent J’s observation about the alien with the tissue in it’s claws, from the first MIB… :-)

..alex.

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