Parenting: How I defeated the red haired clown.

[LollerBrader]

The challenge presented by Mcdonalds towards my children is one I've always dreaded.

I don't eat there myself, and hate the thought of my children being brainwashed into begging me for happy meals. My wife takes them there on occasion. She knows I don't like it when she does, but I don't fuss.

Like teen sex, I always figured it was one of those things you have to try to prevent, while at the same time accepting the inevitable.

Nonetheless, since my kids could use a toilet, I've always told them to "flush twice - It's a long way to mcdonalds". I informed them that mcdonalds uses everyone's poop to make burgers, and pee to make mcdonalds lemonade. It was just mischeif making for my own entertainment.

Last week, however, I took them to mcdonalds. We'd been having a nice day down, and they begged me to take them to "old mcdonalds" as we walked by the one in Scotia.

What the hell, I thought. My kids do get plenty real food, and it couldn't hurt.

We each got a cheeseburger and shared some fries.

After eating for a bit, One child asked if I could buy her a Mcdonalds hello kitty toy. I told her that we could get her a hello kitty toy, but not at Mcdonalds. I explained to her that mcdonalds tricked kids into buying shitty food by baiting them in with toys.

She got VERY mad that anyone would try to trick her. She was very indignant. She asked what I meant about shitty food.

So we dissected a hamburger.... and I explained how it was made of poop and sawdust. And I asked them to compare the hamburger to others we've had, at restaurants, etc. The plastic nature of the burgers in front of them confirmed my story.

They got quite mad that anyone would try to feed them poop. They refused to finish their hamburgers.

Several times in the last week, we've driven by a mcdonalds, and the chorus has been "Daddy, please don't take us to old mcdonalds - We don't want to eat poop".

I never set out to turn my kids against mcdonalds, as I never thought I'd be able to go up against their highly sophisticated marketing machine.

But I did. And I won.

Fuck you red haired clown.

[403Gemini]

DUDE! I laughed so hard at:

I've always told them to "flush twice - It's a long way to mcdonalds". I informed them that mcdonalds uses everyone's poop to make burgers, and pee to make mcdonalds lemonade.

Very happy my office door was closed

Priceless !

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by LollerBrader
Fuck you red haired clown.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

What the fuck.

[7thgenvic]

is this real hahah

[R-Audi]

Works well until they find out the truth and figure out their parents lied to them?

I can see not wanting them to have it.. or maybe a special occasion, but unless its a regular occurrence I cant see the harm. Is it just McDonalds you have a hate on for? Or all junk/fast food in general?

[nickyh]

Or, you could let them watch "IT" and get a good look at Pennywise the clown.

Ever since I saw that movie it's all i can think of when we go near one.

Btw: spoken like a true non-parent....

[2Legit2Quit]

OP's avatar and posting about eating poop.....intredasting....

[speedog]

So for the OP, can't wait to hear how you'll handle things with your kids when it comes time to explain sex or drinking responsibly. We always found that explaining stuff to our kids on a level that they could understand/comprehend was best - over the years we've watched other parents lie/trick/deny their kids and almost always it's come back to haunt them through the kids questioning their parents or the kids going around their parent's backs to seek the real truth or better yet, going over the top when they experimented with something that was "taboo".

[ExtraSlow]

I won't let my daughter get the toys with her happy meal. It's funny now when she asks for her order, "chicken nuggets, fries, small white milk and no toy"

On a nutritional level, Macdonalds is about on par with most fast food, and probably not much worse than places like Boston Pizza.

Too much salt, too much fat, not enough veggies.

[JRSC00LUDE]

Yeah.....I dunno. Lying to your kids and making them think they're eating shit doesn't really sound like a victory to me.

To each their own.

Originally posted by LollerBrader
She got VERY mad that anyone would try to trick her. She was very indignant.

Imagine how mad she'll be when she realizes her parents tried to trick her.

[taemo]

Originally posted by R-Audi
Works well until they find out the truth and figure out their parents lied to them?

I can see not wanting them to have it.. or maybe a special occasion, but unless its a regular occurrence I cant see the harm. Is it just McDonalds you have a hate on for? Or all junk/fast food in general?

werd, what I was thinking too.
what happens once they are teens, more ammo for rebellious kids to their lying parents.

[DeleriousZ]

Wait, OP are you ali20 in disguise?

[CapnCrunch]

Wow, sounds like you are raising some dumb kids bro.

[sputnik]

I find it funny that the OP is proud of himself.

Apparently he must be 12 years old because he couldn't think of any better ways than lying to his kids to encourage healthy eating habits.

[JRSC00LUDE]

This video best respresents the OP vs. Beyond.

[revelations]

I hate McD as much as OP, but I would never tell kids falsehoods

I wouldve compared McDs the same as smoking.

Kids dont understand that common things that everyone else is doing might be bad for them, but sometimes its ok to indulge (heck I smoke cigars sometimes).

[Kramerica]

Why do so many parents I meet have such a hard on for hating mcdonalds? They've bent ass backwards offering healthy meal choices to cater to these wannabe hippie posers while every other fast food joint doesn't offer jack shit and these people still talk about them like they're the anti-christ.

[DeleriousZ]

Originally posted by Kramerica
Why do so many parents I meet have such a hard on for hating mcdonalds? They've bent ass backwards offering healthy meal choices to cater to these wannabe hippie posers while every other fast food joint doesn't offer jack shit and these people still talk about them like they're the anti-christ.

This is a pretty good description of how I feel as well.

I recommend people to check out the documentary "Fat Head". It's got some pretty good stuff on McD's, and fast food in general. It's also quite entertaining (and satirical).

Nobody is forcing you or your kids to eat fast food.

[JRSC00LUDE]

I ate a shit ton of Big Macs as a kid, it was an awesome treat when we went to the city. I've never been fat a day in my life. My parents also fed us healthy at home and promoted exercise and playing outside.

Teach your kids balance, not lies.