Friday, July 1, 2011

When are they going to ban stupid parents, instead?

Nanny government can fuck right the fuck off. With a full size copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence rolled up and shoved sideways up congress's collective ass.

Did you know that drop-side cribs have been banned because some idiots can't read and follow instructions, and their kids smothered between the rail and the mattress when the mis-assembled mess's rail fell out of the bottom? The nanny-government sanctioned alternatives are the cribs with one side lower than the other (dangerous when baby starts pulling up), or all four sides higher than I can reach over with an infant.

We've seen the same with some types of umbrella strollers, where kids either fell out or got severe finger injuries because their stupid fucking parents couldn't be bothered to fasten the safety harness. I cannot tell you how traumatizing having to watch the "Never Shake a Baby" safety DVD was before I left the hospital without my son (it was a requirement to checkout before I could go home "with [my] baby.")

I've seen truly obese kids--a friend's neice was 100 lbs at 4--whose parents fed them junk instead of playing with them. I've seen people think that the booster seats--required for the kids' safety with the shoulder belts--are to help them see over the dash in the front seat. I've seen parents that give their kids cell phones with cameras and unlimited texting plans, and we've all seen where that ends up.

Why the hell are the sane and competent parents being punished by bans on useful items because some idiots can't seem to use them right?

7 comments:

Odysseus said...

The searing needles of pain behind my eyes are welcome to fuck off anytime now(hopefully soon).

ricki said...

A EFFING MEN, HH.

And let me add: a government that keeps piling up laws on the law-abiding populace while the crooks slip through, where people who are honest workers continue to get taxed while the Chosen in government (and also folks working under the table, like drug dealers) either get loopholes or avoid taxation altogether, can FTFO.

Also a news media that makes a plumpish woman like me feel like a TOTAL FAT FAILURE even though I exercise daily and try to eat a healthful diet because of the constant drumbeat of stories on how deadly obesity is. (Swear to God, I expect some day to hear someone call for "feeding centers' where people are herded in three times a day and given only what the gov't deems "OK" for them to eat...no more groceries, no more restaurants).

I was going to offer my FTFO up to the TSA...but of course they are also part of the bigger nanny-state world.

Let the irresponsible people sink (or if they break the law, punish them). Leave the reasonable and responsible people the hell alone!

Kate P said...

Totally, HH--not to mention adoption is so freaking complicated for actually responsible couples who want to adopt, too.

Weather that decides to be nice during the week and then get blistering for all the outdoor parades and picnics I have to attend can fuck off with a dozen lit sparklers.

The Fifth String said...

Amen, HH. And Fuck Off to Nanny Bloomberg, the worst of them all.

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Heroditus Huxley said...

Again, students who can't be arsed to READ THE FUCKING CHAPTER and the FUCKING MOTHERFUCKING INSTRUCTIONS ON FUCKING HOW TO FUCKING WRITE THE FUCKING PAPER can go fuck themselves. They've got their heads up their own asses, anyway, so I don't see how it could be physically impossible for them.

Five out of fifteen, so far, have turned in papers that either DO NOT FUCKING FIT THE FUCKING GUIDELINES ON THE FUCKING TYPE OF FUCKING PAPER I FUCKING WANTED TO SEE, or FUCKING DIDN'T READ THE FUCKING FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS. For the SECOND FUCKING PAPER. And turned in a megaturd of a too-short piece of shit with FUCKING TWO FUCKING INCHES IN THE FUCKING LEFT FUCKING MARGIN.

And I've got a fucking sound-sensitive headache with a toddler and an infant.

Fuck.

Odysseus said...

A supplementary fuck-off with a lit m-80 shoved up their ass to the people who feel they must set off fireworks in a dense residential neighborhood 3 or 4 days before Independence day. Some of us do have infants that don't sleep too soundly to begin with.

Kate P said...

Right on, Ody--Last night, people were setting off firecrackers in the courtyard right across from my window, and the cat was terrified. One night only, please.