Tell-A-Friend  |  Bookmark Us  |  Sign-Up  |  Help
 
 

Go Back   IndusLadies > Family and Relationship > Parenting & Kids > Miscellaneous in Parenting
 

Forgot username / password?
Register Now!

Notices

Reply Post New Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 12th May 2008, 06:08 PM
Sowparnika's Avatar
Silver ILite
Greeter
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
City: s
State: nj
Country: United States
Posts: 630
Referrals: 2
Arrow Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

i received this by mail - i decided to post it here and not in the fwds as i thought it would be more relevant here....
all moms with young kids, please give this a read....

McDonalds, Burger king, Time Zone... All places with ball pits in the children's play area.

One of my sons lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his watch.
Instead, we found vomit, food, faeces, and other stuff I do not want to discuss.

I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have doubts that it is even done that often. My kids will never play in another ball pit.

Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or friends with children.

This will pertain to you too. As I read the following, my heart sank. I urge each and every one of you to pass this on to as many people as you can. I cannot stress how important this is!

Hi. My name is Ameen, my son Nouman and we stay in one of the state of U.A.E. I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd birthday.
After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it hurts." I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock.
Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back into his head. From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night.

It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside.

The autopsy revealed that he had died from a heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some full, some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, faeces, and the stench of urine.

Don't think it's just McDonald's either. A little boy had been playing in a ball pit @ a Burger King & started complaining of his legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have snake bites all over his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball pit they found that there was a snake's nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.

Repost this if it scares the crap out of you!! Repost this if you care about kids!! Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone who loves and cares for children!! What has this world come to?? If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where??
__________________
New member guide / FAQ's about IL
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 01:16 AM
daffodil's Avatar
Silver ILite
 
Join Date: May 2007
City: Abu Dhabi / Mumbai
State: Abu Dhabi / Mumbai
Country: United Arab Emirates
Posts: 626
Referrals: 0
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

Hi sowparnika,

The mail is a total hoax.

Check:

snopes.com: Heroin Needle in the Ballpit
__________________
"You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

Cheers,
Daffodil
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 01:18 AM
daffodil's Avatar
Silver ILite
 
Join Date: May 2007
City: Abu Dhabi / Mumbai
State: Abu Dhabi / Mumbai
Country: United Arab Emirates
Posts: 626
Referrals: 0
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

Another link on the same: snopes.com: Snakes in the Ball Pit
__________________
"You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."

Cheers,
Daffodil
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 01:28 AM
yamusarna's Avatar
Senior ILite
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
City: Hyderabad
State: AP
Country: India
Posts: 265
Referrals: 0
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

Hi ladies,
I too got this mail and searched for the content validity on internet and found out that it is a hoax.

Take care,
Yamuna.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 01:28 AM
padmatvt's Avatar
Silver ILite
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
City: tang gu
State: tianjin
Country: China
Posts: 502
Referrals: 0
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

hi Sowparnika...

thanks for alerting everyone...whatever hoax or true we have to be careful always in public places

Last edited by padmatvt; 13th May 2008 at 01:31 AM.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 02:53 PM
Sowparnika's Avatar
Silver ILite
Greeter
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
City: s
State: nj
Country: United States
Posts: 630
Referrals: 2
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

hi daffodil,
thanks for following this up and checking...thanks for the link provided....i chkd it out....the link also says that while the mail is hoax, many ball pits are maintained in unsafe conditions....
Quote:
Originally Posted by daffodil View Post
Hi sowparnika,

The mail is a total hoax.

Check:

snopes.com: Heroin Needle in the Ballpit
hi yamuna,
thanks for taking the time to chk the validity of the mail...
the link provided by daffodil also clears the fact...
Quote:
Originally Posted by yamusarna View Post
Hi ladies,
I too got this mail and searched for the content validity on internet and found out that it is a hoax.

Take care,
Yamuna.
__________________
New member guide / FAQ's about IL
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 02:55 PM
Sowparnika's Avatar
Silver ILite
Greeter
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
City: s
State: nj
Country: United States
Posts: 630
Referrals: 2
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

thanks padma for the reply,
you are right, whether its a hoax or not, its better to be safe than sorry...
Quote:
Originally Posted by padmatvt View Post
hi Sowparnika...

thanks for alerting everyone...whatever hoax or true we have to be careful always in public places
__________________
New member guide / FAQ's about IL
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 13th May 2008, 03:04 PM
Sowparnika's Avatar
Silver ILite
Greeter
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
City: s
State: nj
Country: United States
Posts: 630
Referrals: 2
Default Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

hi all,
the web page (chk link provided by daffodil), says that though the above mail is a false one, the actual possibility of danger in a ball pit cannot be ruled out...

the ball pits have been found to contain things like half-eaten candy, dirty diapers and even syringes and knives...
so please take care...
__________________
New member guide / FAQ's about IL

Last edited by Sowparnika; 13th May 2008 at 03:04 PM.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 14th May 2008, 11:27 AM
Junior ILite
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
City: stockholm
State: sweden
Country: Sweden
Posts: 81
Referrals: 0
Unhappy Re: Attn - all moms with young kids- pls be careful

wheater these mail are authentic or not now i will not allow my 2 year old to play in ball pits.
thanx for drawing attetion to this side.

shalu
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
ReplyPost New Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Talented Kids of ILite Moms. prabhabala Kids Korner 105 1st March 2008 12:13 PM
Women Going Through Menopause Attn Pl sunkan Nature Cure 1 9th October 2007 08:47 PM
Attn Ladies, Will U Appreciate This Colum Pl Vote sunkan Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction) 15 17th June 2007 10:01 PM
Articles With Simple Words Do Not Draw Attn Am I Right sunkan Snippets of Life (Non-Fiction) 2 9th June 2007 03:52 AM
Attn: TN Voters - Do u know about 49-O?? bhaskee Tamil Nadu 1 25th April 2006 08:58 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:57 AM.