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Article: Chuck E. Cheese's is my own personal hell ; Kids' outings need some mom appeal
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- October 14, 2007
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I hate everything that is designed exclusively for the amusement
of children. I've never understood children's music, Gymboree, or
the Disney Store, and why parents subject themselves to these
experiences. But there's something about Chuck E. Cheese's, with its
overpriced games, undervalued prize tickets, its tall-guy-dressed-
as-a-rat mascot that even the bad beer it serves can't redeem. Add a
phalanx of annoyed, bickering parents to the equation, and you've
just described my personal hell.
I don't want to give the impression that I completely deprive my
boys of the opportunity to visit Hell when they deserve it. In fact,
we went to Ratso's lair last week as a reward for some truly ...
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