Would this fall into the category of aural child abuse?

I should get some extra brownie points for posting this on Labor Day Laughing out loud

Sometime ago an alter ego of mine enlisted in a fundie mailing list. So from time to time I receive spam that is just too whack for words.

I present thee, Children's Miracle Music. It is a program that turns children ,"with the push of a button", into happy little slaves who can only buy their parents love with their labor.


[via YouTube - Children's Miracle Music]

Oh.

The program is supposed to shift the role of the parent from "task master" to "self-government trainer".

Wow.

So a kid in this household can only have their mother's and father's affection and special attention if they work for it. This would explain the over-flowing love and kindness of people like Ann Coulter and Pat Buchanan.

By the by : notice how religion is never mentioned but all the visual cues are there.


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Really... can't you just

Really... can't you just see that this is a product some parents might want to use to help their kids get things done in a fun way? I am not saying this cause I use it. I don't. But, as a mother of three boys I can see that it could be helpful. Do you have kids? Have you ever tried to get them to get up and dressed, bed made, teeth brushed--all without whining? This may not be a "miracle" maker--perhaps the kids will still whine. But, they aren't "happy little slaves"--just kids doing things and having fun (things that they need to do--not just because mom and dad want to annoy kids by giving them weird tasks). This product doesn't discourage parents from showering them with special attention at any time. And what does it matter if there is religion involved?
Really. What a dumb thing to complain about.


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