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Don't let your kids play in the balls pit at McDonalds Playground (important)

Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, or grandchildren that this will pertain to

As I read the following, my heart sank

I urge each and every one of you to pass this on to as many people as you can

I cannot stress how important this is! This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true story, I will also add that my own son was playing in the ball pit at Discovery Zone one day. He lost his watch, and was very upset

We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find the watch. Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, 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


Now read this

Hi, My name is Lauren Archer

My son, Kevin and I lived in Sugarland, Texas

On October 2, 1994, I took my only son to McDonald's for his 3rd birthday. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit

When he started crying later, I asked him what was wrong

He pointed to his back and said, Mommy, it hurts

I looked, but couldn't find anything wrong with him at the time. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point that I found a welt on his left buttock. Upon investigation, it seemed as if there was a splinter under the welt

I made a doctor's appointment for the next day to have it removed

In the meantime, he started vomiting and shaking

Then, his eyes rolled back in his head

We immediately went to the emergency room

My only son died later that night

It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off in his skin

The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose

The next day, the police removed the balls from the ball pit and found rotten food, half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, the stench of urine, and several hypodermic needles

If you question the validity of this story, you can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10, 1994 issue of the Houston Chronicle

Please forward this! to all loving mothers, fathers, aunts,uncles,and grandparents. Note: Some children have also gotten lice from ball pits

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away

SEND THIS TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO HAS SMALL CHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS, OR GRANDCHILDREN