I <3 Blow

I have so much respect for all the good parents out there--the ones who believe in parenting. The ones who understand that children are more than dolls to accessorize. The ones who don't give in to tantrums and don't let their kids act like complete brats in public while pretending not to notice. The ones who don't leave their kids in bookstores and toystores in the mall while they go shopping. The ones who don't blame store employees for losing their kids because they weren't watching them. It takes a special kind of courageous person to raise a child (or children) without giving in to the new idea society seems to have that it's perfectly ok to not actually raise your kids, someone else will take care of it for you. To everyone I know with kids, thank you for being good parents.

The topic of today, kids, is the revolutionary new product called 'blow.'

You order it online from this website and it's shipped to you in a package designed to look like a brick of cocaine. Inside you will find such wonders as a mirror, a credit card, and the main product--a powdered energy drink mix.

Of course there's a parental outcry.

Dear parents--get over it. The maker of the product said he is not responsible for teaching your kids about drugs. He's right. It's not his job. It's not the school's job. Nor is it your neighbor's, the community's, the government's, television's, and video games'. Hell, it's not really even D.A.R.E.'s job. It's your job. You, the parent, are the most influential presence in your child's life--especially during the first 5 years when they are developing the most. The younger you start teaching them, the better.

The maker of 'blow' has placed a warning label on his product--not to be consumed by people under 18 years of age. This is the only energy drink on the market with such a warning (though from a health professional point of view, they should all have one). He didn't have to put that warning there, but he did. Because he's a parent too, and he cares a little. But he didn't have to. He did more than what was needed.

The rest of the parenting regarding this product, parents, falls to you. Seriously, if the only complaint you can come up with is that the product might teach your kids that drugs are cool--if the existence of another energy drink in the world is going to upset the lessons you've given your offspring--you're doing it wrong. Hell, maybe you should get it for your kids so they can satisfy their curiosity about stuff on something fake. I kid.

You, not the maker of blow, chose to bring your child into this world and raise it. It's a pretty big commitment you've made for yourself, I know, but it was a choice you made. The rest of the people out there chose birth control, adoption, or ableeption. You chose a rather difficult form of responsibility and now you need to take responsibility for a life. No one else has any obligations to the upbringing of your child and I am so tired of parents blaming everyone but themselves because little precious didn't grow up to be the parent's vision of a model citizen.

I, myself, would never try this product. Obviously, not because I object to it. I actually think it's a really creative idea that's going to pull in a ton of money. I wish I'd thought of it first. No, I just happen to think that a powdered, berry-flavored energy drink sounds absolutely disgusting and I'd rather stick with my Red Bulls and Monsters.

At least my complaint is legitimate.

this blog has also been posted on my livejournal. Also, twice on myspace--but that's hardly worth linking to.

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