Overbearing Parents Spark Cancelation Of Egg Hunt

[Oneluckymom]

Aggressive parenting at its finest!! So sad!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/colorado-egg-hunt_n_1379226.html?&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing6%7Cdl29%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D146573

[Blackcat31]

Sad for the children
but a super big virtual high five to the people running that show!!!! happyface

It is about time someone stood up and said "Enough!" to these kinds of parents!

Let them take their sobbing children home and explain to them that the egg hunt was cancelled because mommy and daddy were unable to act like adults!

[Oneluckymom]

EXACTLY Blackcat!! happyface

[spud912]

Let them take their sobbing children home and explain to them that the egg hunt was cancelled because mommy and daddy were unable to act like adults!

I only wish that were the case! You know each parent thinks "it wasn't me...it was the other parents!"

[Zoe]

Let them take their sobbing children home and explain to them that the egg hunt was cancelled because mommy and daddy were unable to act like adults!

Would they though? Or would they blame the "mean people" who canceled the thing? I sure hope they learned their lesson, but you never know!

[SunshineMama]

WOW! And what happens when these kids turn 18 and go off to college and mom and dad aren't there anymore the collect eggs for their Easter baskets...

[nannyde]

This generation of parents + free + special = disaster

[Kaddidle Care]

Ah yes - "The Rules do not apply to ME" people.

[Blackcat31]

I only wish that were the case! You know each parent thinks "it wasn't me...it was the other parents!"

Would they though? Or would they blame the "mean people" who canceled the thing? I sure hope they learned their lesson, but you never know!

Oh, I don't doubt for one second that any of the offending parents took any sort of responsibility. I would bet all the Easter eggs in Mr Bunny's basket that each and everyone blamed someone else.

I have had my fair share of "those" types of parents and the only consolation is the fact that someone still chose to do the right thing and someday, maybe just maybe one of those parents will get slapped in the back of the head by Karma and will learn a lesson through natural consequences and change their way of thinking (and parenting).....and really one is all it takes to start something....and I am an eternal optimist so I am going to believe that if just one parent did learn, then this whole fiasco was not in vain!

[BigMama]

I remember attending an Easter Egg hunt when I was little (at church maybe? I don't exactly remember the locale). These eggs were not just strewn in the grass as described in the article, they were hidden. I was so excited with my little basket. Don't you know I didn't find one single egg. I remember being annoyed because all of the "big kids" got all the eggs and I was a little disappointed...BUT GUESS WHAT? I lived!!!!! I was disappointed for probably half an hour and then I went on with my six year old life. In addition, had my mother jumped in to "help" me I would have been MORTIFIED! I didn't grow up in a loving. caring home so I do appreciate parents wanting what is best for their child, but sometimes they just need to GET A GRIP!

[countrymom]

here's my take on it. We have done egg hunts before, and you know its not only the parents its some of the older kids too. I have never seen pushy rude children who will push a child down for candy. So because I have 4 kids, we would team the children up, the older ones would help the younger ones, it still didn't help rude kids and rude parents.

[Kaddidle Care]

At our Church we do an Easter Egg Hunt. Then the children all gather in a circle and distribute their finds evenly. Nobody goes home with nothing. We stress give and share and there's more than enough to go around. They then empty the contents into a bag and the plastic eggs go into a large container for use next year.

Also, the little ones are allowed to start the hunt first so they get the "easy" eggs and the older ones get the ones that are more hidden.

I also was one when I was young that was shy and timid and went to the town Easter Egg Hunt and came back with nothing. I never wanted to bother going again. Hey - I'm not pushy and those things cater to the pushy ones.

[familyschoolcare]

WOW! And what happens when these kids turn 18 and go off to college and mom and dad aren't there anymore the collect eggs for their Easter baskets...

Those are the parents whose children are not allowed to sign up for classes untill Mommy and/or Daddy can come down in person to be part of the

couseling meet to detrimine what classes to take. I whent to coledge with several of these "children" and yes at 19 they where children. The Child could not make any major choices with out calling mom.

[renodeb]

I read the article, and my repsonce to that is: good grief! Children need to be raised in reality. I feel sorry for kids who are raised like that! I suscribe to my former theory: Parents are crazy!
I can remember an egg hunt my son went to as a kid. It was over in seconds and he didnt even get a single egg. I think someone shared theres. Its almost like those kinds of parents are teaching there kids to be greedy. JMO!
Debbie

[Ariana]

I see a bit of a flaw with the way it was run as well. Coupons for establishments for kids inside the eggs?? What is that all about? Seems almost like they WANT the parents to get involved and then it went overboard. Whatever happened to regular 'ol chocolate eggs that all the kids love?

We take my DD to an egg hunt every year and thankfully the only parents helping are the parents who have little ones that run off