Daily Mail: DS a "small but toxic drug"

[jmendes]

This is really stupid... this is what happens when you get a toy that disrupts the routines of a control freak. Of course, the blame is on the toy....

[Akoi Meexx]

sounds like another idiotic homeschooling parent who is maliciously forcing her children to do everything, and when they finally find an escape in a glorious device such as the nintendo ds, children can't help but focus solely on the ds and ignore their "cellos" lawl

I was homeschooled, and I've known hundreds of homeschooling families in the area who aren't psychotic like that woman.

No need to start stereotyping.

[mistac]

Well I gave a single bowl of Pedigree Chum to my 4 dogs and they FOUGHT over it!!!! Little Rover wasn't even interested in learning how to sit and disobeyed my every command.

I'm going to write an article for a national newspaper telling them how Pedigree Chum turned my animals into erm... animals.

Get a bloody grip woman. You're supposed to be the parent. It seems blatantly obvious that you need to lay down some ground rules regarding this matter instead of allowing the "little darlings" to dictate to you.

Is it any wonder the world appears to be going to the dogs when parents can't set a few small boundaries over something like a games console?

[Steely]

... Quite stupid. That's what you get a video game console for. Not a handheld.

I mean, it's possible to share a DS. Unsupervised at first is just stupid, though. Just establish some 30 minute turns at first, then when the enjoyment starts dimishing a bit, maybe 1 hour, or something like that. But, you can't really expect to do that with 20 games right away... Idiot.

I really dislike when people criticize companies for crap like this, but whatever. It's just another stupid mother, and it won't make a difference.

[davidcrew]

I was homeschooled, and I've known hundreds of homeschooling families in the area who aren't psychotic like that woman.

No need to start stereotyping.

ah, yeah i was homeschooled too for many years =P and my claim is based off of actual people so...

yeah, but its kinda a mix though, i believe a reason why many were odd in my area, was due to the fact that they were very religious families, but yes, antisocial children mixed with overprotective parents.

very strange personalities, but lucky for you, you had some decent ones =P

[cutout]

The Daily Mail will literally print any of rubbish if they think it will get a furrowed brow from their readers.