The Manly Pop Rock Challenge

     

     So, this is why I wanted a child.  Before my son was born, I used to peruse dozens of youtube videos featuring helpless babies being cruelly introduced to Pop Rocks for the first time.  The babies' reactions to the candy always made me guffaw (Dictionary's Word of the Day), and I kept thinking to myself how I could not wait to inflict that experience upon my own child some day. 
     
     Well, my son was born in November and I was all set to rock (Ha. Ha. Get it? Boooo.) Anyway, my wife took a nice sharp needle and decided to pop (and the jokes keep coming) my excitement bubble by telling me I had to wait a whole eight months until I could try it on him. "EIGHT MONTHS?" I ululated (yesterday's Word of the Day),"I don't even know if I will still WANT the kid in eight months."

     Minutes turned to hours. Hours turned to days. Days turned to blah, blah, blah, and the time of reckoning is at last upon us. But before starting this venture, I had the insight to make sure it was socially acceptable to be doing this sort of science experiment on my child. Heaven knows I don't want to be painted as irresponsible or anything. I searched the interweb for advice.


kristi said...

ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!!!! ITS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE. SOME PEOPLE DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE CHILDREN.

emma said... 

Stupid parenting.

lisa said...

Good Lord-are you people that bored?

pumpkinpumpkin...

I think it's irresponsible.

sheila said...

I cant believe that parents are giving their babies any kind of candy, at such a young age, much less pop rocks! I think its horrible, irresponsible, and unhealthy.

kim said...

Children are not silent toys to be used for entertainment.

chevy said...

are you people crazy pop rocks are not for babies or animael you should all be arrested for abuse and put away for ever

 

DD said...

What the **** is wrong with people? People who do this should have their kids taken away from them!!

     Duly noted, interweb. Advice ignored.  Without further ado, I give you irresponsibility in all its glory:

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     So, the reaction he gave isn't going to make me some internet superstar or anything, but it was still fun to try.


     One last thing. I reached over 10,000 views on this stupid blog this past week. I know it is just a drop in the bucket for most blogs out there, but I think it is still a fantastic number. A shout out goes to my Mom for clicking the refresh button at LEAST 9,999 times. Thanks!