Inappropriate Things To Say About Boy Stuck In Claw Machine

I’m sure someone has told you about this already, but some three year old in Lincoln, Nebraska got away from his mother, wandered into a bowling alley, and climbed inside one of those toy claw machines. Granted, I didn’t have to be concerned because I knew the kid was all right already when I first heard…but I was a little shocked at the thoughts I had when I heard about this. None were appropriate.

My first thought was, jokingly, How many quarters did it take them to get the kid out?

I also thought of many inappropriate things I could have said to people if I’d been standing next to the claw machine and noticed them see the kid inside. Here are a few:

- “They just put kids like that in there to con people into playing. There’s no way that claw is strong enough to grab him.”

- “Man, I thought the process for adoption was supposed to be difficult.”

- “Don’t go for it. You know he’s just one of those cheap knock-offs.”

- “This place really skimped on their daycare center.”

- “Mattel is really making lifelike dolls these days.”

See what I mean? It’s not like I’m a monster; I already knew the kid was okay. Still, none of these are really nice.