Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat

[boundtogoboogie]

Just watched it and I have to disagree; I did NOT find it funny. As a school psychologist I have problems with this on several levels, not the least of which is causing trust issues in the kids. Besides that, I find no humor in people being cruel to kids and watching the kids' bad behavior as a result. Both are wrong! This type of behavior hasn't fallen into the category of entertainment since the Colosseum was in use.

cru·el adjective \ˈkrü(-ə)l\ used to describe people who hurt others intentionally

I am with you on this. Someone posted it to my FB so I followed the link expecting to find something funny. Not at all. it especially bothered me that these are parents betraying the trust of their children and making it a public ridicule.I was subjected to this kind of mental abuse by my father on a regular basis. He is now non compos mentis somewhere in a V.A. hospital and none of his children has seen him in about 30 years. For many good reasons, we did not want him to have access to our children. Karma is a bear. (not the word I wanted to use, but...)

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I haven't watched it so I might agree with you if I do watch it, which after what you've said I might not feel like doing. But if its about candy might that not be less serious than if its about, say, telling kids a pet died? I mean, if kids get super upset about candy loss, isn't that a bit laughable? It being just candy? #firstworldkidproblems

 

[ChaoSS]

Most of the kids are a bit spoiled rotten, although some of them are young enough for it to be excusable. But overall, I find the whole thing to be an exercise in bad parents exploiting their children's emotions for their own 15 minutes of fame. I find it funny, but at the same time I think it's pretty pathetic, one more example of what is wrong with society.

 

[Crickett]

As has been said before, the more I know people, the more I like my dog.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Okay I watched it. I must say some of those kids, ugh, pretty spoilt and self centered. I don't think it will kill them to get a teensy bit of a corrective like this prank. And I was really touched by the few kids that didn't act out about candy. Loved the little boy that was "Ok. Hope you liked my candy."

I dont think this is lifetime traumatic stuff. Ongoing cruelty is different from this. This is a little trick to help them expose them to the fact that they are little bit too candy-oriented. Most of the parents explained the joke in the end.

I'm sorry, but as a parent, there's a lot of teaching needs to be done. I'm all for instructional teasing, wit, skits and tomfoolery, as long as the lesson gets passed on. "We love you: Candy will rot your teeth."

 

[Blooie]

Okay, despite the possibility of psychological ramifications I have to share this - it happened not 10 minutes ago! I live in a tiny town - 600 people and I'm on the town council. Here chickens and roosters, goats, ducks, geese,cattle, horses, sheep, donkeys - every farm animal except swine is allowed.(unless the piggies are being raised for 4-H, then you can get a special permit for one) Everyone was a little surprised when I got chickens, and many have been watching the building of Motel Chix with great interest. Our coop and and run can be seen from the street, so we took extra care to be sure it wasn't an eyesore. The chickens have been living in it since the beginning of April. That's the background. Now for the event:

I was out a few minutes ago checking on the girls (and Charlie) when a neighbor who strolls by every evening, rain, snow or shine, walked by.

Me: "Evenin' neighbor."
Neighbor: "Evenin'. That hen house is looking real good, Diane."
Me: "Thanks. We are pretty happy with it."
He takes a longer look and then says, "Are those real chickens in there?"
Um, nope. They're armadillos I've been taking care of for my grandkids.

Here's your sign!

 

[sepaditty1]

Wow! Do people go to such lengths for a place to store their fake chickens???

 

[sepaditty1]

I got one the other day.

A coworker said, "I heard you talk about your meat birds & your laying flock. How are you going to keep your meat birds from laying eggs?"

 

[Blooie]

Wow! Do people go to such lengths for a place to store their fake chickens???

Ya gotta wonder, huh?

 

[Blooie]

I got one the other day.

A coworker said, "I heard you talk about your meat birds & your laying flock. How are you going to keep your meat birds from laying eggs?"

I heard tell there's a special plug you can get off Amazon.....