Adrienne's post
this week mocking some of the most extreme examples of safety equipment
marketed to parents inspired its share of mocking comments in reply,
including Dad, who wrote, "Wow. All this time, we've put fruits into
our mesh bag for our 7 month old . . . Now I see the folly of my ways.
It is much better to let him . . . choke on dried mango. Thanks!" and
Deb, who stated, "It's good to know that Ms. Martini judges me "scared
of the world" because I dared seek any way to get my underweight child
to consume more calories without choking, as the occupational therapist
recommended. But of course, I'm sure Ms. Martini knows better than
those stupid occupational therapists."
Of course there were also
readers who defended Adrienne, recognizing, as anonymous2 did, "I think
this was really supposed to be a light-hearted post, an opportunity for
all of us over-protective parents (myself included) to take a step back
and laugh at the sometimes humorous lengths we go to to (over?) protect
our children."
I think the reason some readers had trouble seeing
the humor in the post is because there's really nothing more important
to us than the safety of our kids . . .
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