What's More Evil: Cereal Company Mascots or Wimpy Parents?
The biggest problem facing America today is not war, high gasoline prices or illegal immigrants. It's "squeaky wheel syndrome." It's the threat of frivolous lawsuits against large companies that even if unsuccessful,
bring the company bad publicity, thus lowering the value of the company's stock. The louder the wheel, the more grease it gets until the whole situation resembles extortion not business.
After being threatened with a lawsuit from two lunitic frindge left wing groups and twoMassachusetts been forced at gunpoint decided to limit its marketing during shows geared toward kids. They also advocate doing away with Snap, Crackle and Pop and other cereal
icons because they say the images on the boxes make children want them
more and they are not healthy cereals.
This way of doing business and the convoluted logic behind it is a fundamental problem with liberals.
They blame the cereal manufacturer for creating Tony
the Tiger and Toucan Sam and forcing their child into a life of eating
non-healthy products. However, when someone with a modicum of logic examines it, they realize the fundamental flaw in their argument: When was the
last time you saw a five year old with a credit card?
It's not that the kids are buying the cereals, it's the parents can't out argue a five year-old. Think about it. As a parent, YOU control what your offspring eats, not them. You wouldn't let Junior eat a whole quart of ice cream. In fact, you probably don't have those items in your house. And if you do, you are smart like me and have a freezer in the basement with a lock that is off limits to anyone but adults. Where I come from, we call that common sense.
If your kids are so driven to force you to buy a bunch of unhealthy crap when you take them to the store then DON'T TAKE THEM TO THE STORE. We have a seventeen year-old who lives here who hasn't seen the inside of a supermarket since before her mother and I were married in 2004. That's by design. I'm not going to squander our savings on a bunch of crap she wants to try. No, sir. I buy things I know she likes and give her her own area of the upstairs freezer which to find it. She can choose from a variety of microwaveable products ranging from chicken nuggets to lean pockets. That's right, we, the parents, decide what the kid eats in this house. Occasionally, I take requests, but unless the request is on sale or a good value, I do not feel obligated to honor it.
Before you call the DCFS on me (just what I need, Tyne Daley on my doorstep), realize one thing. I understand that as a parent it is my responsibility to feed and house the child. Since it's my house and my feed, I get to decide what I buy at the store. The child now has a job. If she really wants something that badly, flip me a twenty and I'll happily go to the store and pick it up. Until then, my money, my rules.
If your kids demand sugary, crappy breakfast cereal, candy or ice cream, here's a suggestion: SAY NO. SAY HELL NO. Then ask your kids what their credit limit with Discover is. When they look at you confused, run to the checkout line. Simple yet effective.
bring the company bad publicity, thus lowering the value of the company's stock. The louder the wheel, the more grease it gets until the whole situation resembles extortion not business.After being threatened with a lawsuit from two lunitic frindge left wing groups and two
This way of doing business and the convoluted logic behind it is a fundamental problem with liberals.
They blame the cereal manufacturer for creating Tony
the Tiger and Toucan Sam and forcing their child into a life of eating
non-healthy products. However, when someone with a modicum of logic examines it, they realize the fundamental flaw in their argument: When was the
last time you saw a five year old with a credit card? It's not that the kids are buying the cereals, it's the parents can't out argue a five year-old. Think about it. As a parent, YOU control what your offspring eats, not them. You wouldn't let Junior eat a whole quart of ice cream. In fact, you probably don't have those items in your house. And if you do, you are smart like me and have a freezer in the basement with a lock that is off limits to anyone but adults. Where I come from, we call that common sense.
If your kids are so driven to force you to buy a bunch of unhealthy crap when you take them to the store then DON'T TAKE THEM TO THE STORE. We have a seventeen year-old who lives here who hasn't seen the inside of a supermarket since before her mother and I were married in 2004. That's by design. I'm not going to squander our savings on a bunch of crap she wants to try. No, sir. I buy things I know she likes and give her her own area of the upstairs freezer which to find it. She can choose from a variety of microwaveable products ranging from chicken nuggets to lean pockets. That's right, we, the parents, decide what the kid eats in this house. Occasionally, I take requests, but unless the request is on sale or a good value, I do not feel obligated to honor it.
Before you call the DCFS on me (just what I need, Tyne Daley on my doorstep), realize one thing. I understand that as a parent it is my responsibility to feed and house the child. Since it's my house and my feed, I get to decide what I buy at the store. The child now has a job. If she really wants something that badly, flip me a twenty and I'll happily go to the store and pick it up. Until then, my money, my rules.If your kids demand sugary, crappy breakfast cereal, candy or ice cream, here's a suggestion: SAY NO. SAY HELL NO. Then ask your kids what their credit limit with Discover is. When they look at you confused, run to the checkout line. Simple yet effective.
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