On Sat, 15 May 2021 11:07:04 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Sat, 15 May 2021 Graham wrote:
>>On 2021-05-15 Gary wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> *Graham wrote:
>>>>> Two of my grandchildren, when aged 5 and 7, suddenly decided by
>>>>> themselves not to go to McD's any more. They objected to the way that
>>>>> McD used toys to encourage young children to ask to be taken there.
>>>>
>>>> That is part of the story.* Many parents take the kids so they will be
>>>> occupied by the toy and not be a fuss they have to handle as a real
>>>> parent.
>>>
>>> That's even sillier than Graham's story.
>>>
>>My story is perfectly true, you arsehole!
>
>Is that the language you taught your kids?
>
>My daughter was neglected, I never brought her to any fast food joint.
>Instead I prepared a simple lunch of sandwhiches and fruit and we'd go
>to a park, a zoo, a museum, etc. Brooklyn has plenty of parks, zoos,
>museums, etc.
>A zoo was her favorite next to kite flying at a park. There're plenty
>of ways to entertain kids besides fast food joints, and there're
>certainly better ways to feed them, kids love picniks. Even now that
>they are older The grands like to go bike riding. They prefer bike
>riding here than in the crowded city, we make the rounds of the
>livestock farms, and many of the farms sell their produce and
>excellent baked goods. And there's plenty of boating and fishing.
>Also lots of organizations host weekend BBQs in the towns. This being
>Armed Forces day I'm sure the BBQ trailers have already arrived. All
>summer there's plenty of fast food at town fairs, drive through town
>and smell the corn dogs and funnel cakes.

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."