Well, well, well. It seems that, not only do we have to warn our kids about the dangers of drugs, unsafe sex, pedophiles, and crossing the street without looking, we also have to tell them not to choke themselves to death with a rope in the kitchen. Sounds like a game of Clue gone wrong (I liked it better when Colonel Mustard did it with a pipe in the study), but it’s called “The Choking Game.” The rules are simple: Choke yourself (or have a friend choke you) until you almost pass out. Last one to accidentally choke themselves to death in the winner! What fun! If only Parker Bros. had thought of this years ago!
Of course, my heart goes out to the friends and family of Erik Robinson who accidentally asphyxiated himself and died on April 20th. He is apparently the latest addition to a growing number of children who die from “The Choking Game” each year. Please, in all seriousness, talk to you kids about it.
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And, this episode includes our continuing adventures in Hawai’i, including our apparently burning our daughter’s face off, my being defeated by a mere digital still camera and our trip to the black sandy beaches of the northern big island, only to learn that a rock is not always a rock…
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Dan, her face probably is due to extreme zinc poisoning…
The chocolate formula was crazy, but I think your stance on formula in general is kind of uninformed. For one, you don’t have breasts and I presume don’t lactate. It is a sad fact that, despite lots of effort and lots of guidance, some women just can’t produce enough milk. Short of hiring a wet nurse, formula is sometimes the only choice. The pressure put on women to breast feed is immense, and kind of nasty too at times, like you are abusing your baby if you don’t. That Gina Ford nazi does not help. I don’t think it makes a jot of difference, as the parents love and care determines almost everything.
This is society we have – we can abuse people for not breastfeeding yet think it is OK to poke holes in our daughters ears at WAY too young an age.
I agree. Knowing something about programming and html, CSS, is very useful because then you know what is possible. You don’t have to be expert at programming but knowing how things work means you can design new types of media.
Chocolate, mm. Enfamil PREMIUM Chocolate sound like they are onto a winner. Save having to make 2 drinks, the toddler and the adult can drink the same one.
Kids, listen to uncle Danny. If you play suffocation games, please do it safely!