Personal Responsibility

                                     Cloth pop-up books for kids recalled

NEW YORK - Simon & Schuster Inc. of New York said Friday it was recalling about 9,000 of its Curious Buddies Children's Books.

The felt ears and limbs on the pop-up characters can detach or come apart when pulled, which may pose a choking hazard to young children.

Simon & Schuster said it has received reports of two 6-month-old infants who detached felt from the pop-up parts of the book. One child was able to mouth the torn material. No injuries have been reported.

This recall involves Chinese-made Curious Buddies cloth books titled "Hello, Curious Buddies!" Pictured on the cover of the books are the Curious Buddies' characters. Inside the book are two plush pop-up toy characters.

Consumers should immediately clip off the felt ears and limbs of the pop-up characters and place them out of a child's reach. Simon and Schuster will provide consumers with information on how to return the felt pieces or the copyright tag from the book to receive a free replacement book.  Link

Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the purchaser of such a book has at least two limbs, and therefore can count to 20. The label on the book, (click image to enlarge), clearly and prominantly states that the book is suitable for ages 3 -18. Now, anybody with eighteen year old children readng this book is excused. You have enough problems already. I write this for those of you with much younger children. You can plainly see, and hopefully, read, that this book is not for kids UNDER 3 years old. If you are too f**king lazy to keep things that might hurt a younger child out of their reach - then you should NOT be a parent. If you have a child who is STILL chewing on random things at ages above 3 - ditto. If you are a parent who has NOT yet taught more respect for books than to chew on them by age 3 - ditto. If your child chokes on a piece of this book it is YOUR fault and no one else's. PERIOD. It is NOT the responsibility of the publisher, the bookseller, the wholesale distributer, the salesclerk, the manufacturer or some shyster lawyer to make sure that you properly supervise your children. If you are unable to abide by this presumed contract, you should give your children up for adoption immediately. Furthermore, you should be sterilized. And as far as I'm concerned, you are getting off lucky. I'd shoot your ass in a heartbeat to make damned sure you NEVER procreate. And that is my FINAL answer.

                                        There's only ONE person responsible ...

Comments

[Phoenix]

Parker ate a dead moth body once. I know because the wings were glued to the drool on his chest. He was learning to stand at my kitchen windows where he found the moth. I was right there talking to him while I was fixing dinner.

Jeepers. By your standards, I'd never have had Pierce.

Then there was the Gummie Worm choking incident.

Then the time I forgot I had a child in a TJ Maxx store.

Then the time Parker did a header into the pool on the way to a birthday party.

And the time I drove to the country store when my baby was two weeks old. He was taking a nap and I forgot I had him.

Not that I don't agree with you. I'm just surprised at your vehemence. I did catch Parker just as he was about to imbibe a big, fat, blood-filled dog tick once. Maybe that exonerates me somehow. Man, that thing was the size of a grape. eeesh.

[Canada]

A friend of mine once told me, "[Moze], if at the end of the day your children are alive, you've done your job." I don't think I subscribe to this view, but I have fallen back on it a time or two...

Frankly, I wouldn't give "big, fat, blood-filled dog tick" eating a second thought.

Cheers,

[Steel]

Damn honey ... you must have afraid eat around here.

[Phoenix]

What? Did you serve up fattened tick fillets and not tell me?

[Brett Bullington]

I think the cover says the book isn't for children less than 3 months old, not 3 years old.

[Steel]

It ought to say that.

The parents should have to be able to read it too.

[Phoenix]

It does say 3-18 months old. That means - that is the age appropriate for the book.

[Steel]

I said I was legally blind.

Don't ask me - I just work here.