What a scary true stories…
If I’m not blog-hopping at this mommy’s blog, I would never know how dangerous it will for a kid to play in the ‘playing corner’ at the Mall or fast food restaurants.
I was so heartache to read these inccident happened. Here goes the stories about ‘Ball Pit’:
CASE 1: From a caring mother – kids at ball pit
One of my sons lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his watch. Instead, we found vomit, food, faeces, and other stuff I do not want to discuss.
I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have doubts that it is even done that often. My kids will never play in another ball pit.
CASE 2: Lauren Archer, son Kevin, lived in Melbourne, Australia.
On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to MxD’ for his 3rd birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said “Mommy, it hurts.” I couldn’t find anything wrong with him at that time. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock.
Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter under the welt. I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back into his head. From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside.
The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles: some full, some used; knives, half-eaten candy, diapers, and the stench of urine.
CASE 3:
A little boy had been playing in a ball pit @ a Bxxger Kxxg & started complaining of his legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have snakebites all over his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball pit they found that there was a snake’s nest in the ball pit. He had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.
I just didn’t aware how dangerious it will be to have kids playing in the ball pit. After reading this, will you consider to let your kids play in there?? Definitely not for my kids…