Parental Responsibility

Did you hear about the one year old who was hospitalized after ingesting a Tide pod?  The little boy is in the ICU in Fargo, ND and they are unsure of his prognosis.  Tide Pods are easy to use dishwasher detergents that come in small sealed packages.   Essentially the little bags are put into the tray where you would normally put your liquid or powdered detergent.

What gets me is the parents are mad at Tide and suggesting they change their packaging.  They feel the pods look too much like gummy treats.  I read that poison control centers have received over 9,500 calls related to children coming in contact with the pods since early 2012.

Tide has responded by saying they hope to do more education for parents to keep these cleaning products out of the reach of children.

I have to agree with Tide.  What has happened to people taking responsibility for themselves and/or their children?  It wasn't that long ago that I had one year old children and we used child safety locks on our cabinets that housed cleaning supplies.   We also watched our children if they were in the homes of people who might not have safety locks.

I am just so sick of our society these days where people choose to blame everyone else rather than taking accountability for their actions or lack of action.  

Watch your kids.  It's not that hard to do...