

How would it be possible if some drug addict tossed a needle in the ball pit without getting caught? That question still remains in our heads. You have got to be kidding me about this! When has good ol' Ronald McDonald started shooting up on heroin? If a child is not safe in a child's play area, then where?įirst of all, who in the hell is Lauren Archer? Is she the damsel of distress of the internet? That we'll never know. There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles, some full, some used, knives, half eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench of urine. The next week, the police removed the balls from the ball pit and low and behold.


The autopsy revealed that died from heroin overdose. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. I made an appointment to have it taken out the next day, but soon he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back into his head.įrom there, we went to the emergency room. Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter under his welt. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock. 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." But I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. On October 2nd, 1994 I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd birthday.Īfter he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. Hi, my name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in Sugarland, TX. Here's another fairy tale about a kid that got poked with a herion needle at McDonald's: Whoever wrote this lie is so proctective and paranoid that they want to keep their kids in a bubble for the rest of their lives. I'm a germaphobe myself, so don't worry folks. If your so freaked out about public ball pits, buy your kids a blow up ball pit to use at home. Add toddlers not finished with potty training, greasy food, lack of enforcements of rules, and ball pits and voila! You've got your typical public ball pit. Sure kids get sick from eating fun centers' disgusting greasy food and spew in the pits, but you don't need to freak out so badly over this. It's not like they have heroin needles in there. My kids will never play in another ball pit. I have doubts that it is even done that often.

Came to find out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. Instead we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not want to discuss. We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find the watch. One son lost his watch, and was very upset. In addition to the following true story, I will also add that my own sons were playing in the ball pit at Discovery Zone one day. I cannot stress how important this is! This is very disturbing news. I urge each and everyone of you to pass this on to many as you can. Some of you might not be parents, but you may have neices, nephews, grandchildren, or friends with children this will pertain you too. Now here's all the drama about some kid losing his watch in a Discovery Zone ball pit: It was fun until someone had to bring all the bullshit by sending false emails to the world wide web! Oh yeah, like some drug addict is going to put their unwanted heroin needles in there or a family of rattlesnakes climbing in there nesting (You wonder how they got there in the first place). Who wouldn't be attracted by a rainbow of balls in a huge pool? Ball pits were a euphoric paradise for toddlers. Many places had ball pits like McDonalds, Burger King, and Chuck E. Back when you was a child, you remember as a child when you dived into a pool of brightly colored balls and never wanted to come out when it was time to go home.
