Some people have far too much time on their hands. Seriously. And, most of these people, aren't the brightest crayons in the box--if you get my drift.

            Monet Parham is one of these people. Maybe you've heard of this character. She's the California mother who is suing McDonald's, claiming--get this--that the fast-food restaurant uses toys to market to young children. No kidding. And the problem with this is....?

            Parham, along with advocates from the Center for Science in the Public Interest ("CSPI") have joined forces to  try to compel McDonald's to either remove the toys from their happy meals or to offer healthier meals. According to her, she has to "say no to [her] kids so many times and McDonald's makes that so much harder to do." I'm sorry, but isn't there some rule that states parents should have control over their small children? Who cares if she has  to say no to her kids a million times a day--THAT'S HER JOB! And what is the crap about McDonald's making it harder to say no. You're the mother. You decide what your kid will eat and not eat in the first place. 

            She continues her harassment of the restaurant giant by alleging that she's aggrieved because "McDonald's is getting into my kids' heads without my permission and actually changing what my kids want to eat." What is she smoking? When does McDonald's do this? Does it come into her kids' brains in the middle of the night and try to deprogram them? Does it send out signals: Hey kids, don't listen to your folks. No, just demand McDonald's.  Her statements painfully highlight her lunacy.

            The idiots that are helping her have made equally ridiculous statements. Michael Jacobson, CSPI's executive director accused McDonald's of "one of the most insidious marketing practices–dangling a toy in front of a small child." He continued that "the food industry has a responsibility not to intrude into families by using sleazy marketing techniques getting kids to pester their parents." What? HELLO! Billions of kids have been "pestering" their parents for ages. Whether it's been over food or a toy or playtime or whatever else, this will never stop. It's NOT MCDONALD'S FAULT!--it's called human nature. 

            Further, today, there seems to be a lot of this passing of the buck nonsense that allows these Parham-like actions. Actions like hers tie up the restaurant in costly and unnecessary litigation and clog our courts. McDonald's is already working towards making meals healthy and giving kids options. Does she even know her little monsters can get apples and juice instead of fries and a soda? That seems pretty healthy to me, no? Seriously lady, leave McDonald's alone. It's clear to everyone you just want to make a pretty penny in settlement from the deep pockets over at the golden arches.

            Here's a novel concept, had you not introduced your little spawns to McDonald's in the first place, YOU might not be in this situation to begin with. In my eyes, you're far more culpable for causing your child to want this food and toy as McDonald's could ever be. Further, if you'd cook tastier food and give your kids an occasional toy or perk, maybe they'd forget about the restaurant. No. Of course not,  though. That would be too difficult. It's always way easier to blame someone else than to spend some introspective moments on the matter.

            McDonald's isn't the successful company it is today because it bamboozled us and made us fat. No. It's called everything in moderation and with thought. No conscientious mother thinks that feeding her kids happy meals every day will give them the nutritional value they need. But, at the same time, every mother tends to know, just like anyone who's ever dieted, sometimes you allow yourself to slip. If anything, this happy meal is like a slip. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a happy meal. It's your fault if you can't control your little cretan who demands it daily--that incessant nagging is a character flaw--and it probably comes from mom or dad...

            It would be the equivalent of me suing Jimmy Choo because I have a couple of pairs of their shoes, and I ADORE them, and every time I go shopping I want another pair of Choos. Shame on you Choo, you make me want you, but you're bad for me. Bad Choo. Bad.

            Get a life lady. Go try to shakedown someone else. If that still doesn't work, maybe revamp your own mothering and cooking and own up to the fact that your kids are a reflection of you.