Would you let your children go to a party at a circus?
What about at the home of a racist?
A home where you knew drugs were used?
It's a continuum, right? Where some of us think McDonald's is pretty bad, and others think it is an overreaction to criticize it. But there is no real question that there are some values so abhorent we would not expose our children to them even if the child were too young to understand what was actually happening. I'm guessing most people draw the line at racism. I draw it at animal abuse. But there is a line, right?
This is just making me sound all kinds of crazy, but this is making me really sad for the 3 year old children of circus lovers/racists/druggies. It's not their fault their parents suck, and it would be really hard for me to not let DD go to her BFF's birthday party bc her parents are assholes. Especially because I would be picturing the poor child sitting all alone wondering why no one came to her party.
I know this really has nothing to do with the original thread, but man, we are talking about innocent 3 year old children here. Just because they lost the parent lottery doesn't mean they should be punished.
We go to McDonalds with the kids, so of course they are allowed. Aren't animals abused to produce most meats? Wouldn't it be the same at pizza hut? Or worst, at a rotisserie chicken where the poor chickens are grown in cages so tiny they can't spread their wings? I made the choice to eat meat, organic when I can (at home that is), but not discriminate restaurants based on their meat practices. :::shrug:::
I wouldn't let my kids have a party at a pet shop! lol because there are no such parties.
Some of my extended family are racist (including my 91 yo great-aunt who is a regular guest in my home) so that would mean my child no seeing their family.
And some of my extended family has been known to do drugs (mainly pot, pain meds and alcohol).
If you were a vegetarian, would you go to a party where meat was being served? You would expect a vegetarian option, but you wouldn't straight up NOT attend, would you, because there was meat in the house?
I understand having ethical issues with McDonalds, and refusing to eat their food, but I don't understand keeping my kid away from parties at McD's. Or from parties where there may be racists, homophobes, etc. I just don't believe in shutting myself away from everyone/everything that I don't like.