I’m sure that for many of you, Saturday is your day off, in other words, a day to work from dawn ’til dusk on all the stuff you don’t have time to do during the week. So it is with me. This past Saturday, I made my weekly pilgrimage to the nearest home improvement store to spend lots of money on things I didn’t want to buy.
As I got out of my truck, I noticed something new on the sidewalk in front of the store. It was a giant kennel.
To show how inappropriate my mental reflexes are, my first thought was, “I know some families in the ward that could use one of these for their kids.”
I walked around to the front of the kennel. Imagine my surprise when I saw the tag!
After giving it some thought, I decided it would be best for me if I didn’t pass judgment on people who bought them. The majority of the FOMLs have now left the nest, and the two remaining don’t really need that much space.
So, I have no intention of buying one – and I will not condone buying one. But I will concede that I have never served in a Nursery calling, so I reserve the right to change my mind.
Disclaimer: Apparently my Photoshop skills are more convincing than I thought. The sign did not actually say Kid Kennel. I made that up. Please don’t call for a protest of your local home improvement store. Or for that mater, don’t protest me, either.
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I would be interested in this product if it had sound proofing walls. Then the kids and I could take turns in the kennel!
I’m pretty sure my 2yo would tunnel under this thing. He’s pretty resourceful. Are you sure this isn’t for baby goats also known as kids?
That is just plain wrong… but tempting.
YOU are funny! Shock collars work great on teenager boys. They think it’s a test of their manhood. Unfortunately they know how to take them off.
I’m old enough to have used a play pen to safely contain a child while I took a shower! Once when our third was just a wee baby he was in the pen to keep him safe from an older brother, age 2 1/2. While in the shower I heard the baby scream and had to run out dripping and wrapped in a towel. Big brother had kindly dumped some wooden blocks onto baby brother “to play with!” Oh well, I tried. Keeping children corralled while I cooked was helpful too.
Never had a kid kennel, but I did have a Kid Corral (the expanding wood kind) and it was great. Unfortunately its been taken off the market for Safety? reasons. My grown kids wish they had one now, me too!!
Some days, I’d seriously consider getting one of these.
I tried to think of some pithy little comment to make, but nothing is coming to me…
I must admit there have been a few days when one of these might have come in handy. OK, more than a few days…
Sandy
I just tell myself that the kid kennel is “for their own safety”.
I am laughing out loud at the comments!
That would be useful in a wide variety of situations. However, my children would work together in order to tip it over and run free, so it’s back to electric fencing for us. Oh well.
You can also resort to shock collars if all else fails… 😉
Does it come with a padlock or do you have to buy that separately?
Aha! I knew it! You live near a Lowe’s!
PS – what kind of reception do you get with that satellite dish?
THAT really narrows it down. Reception is good. I have a generator hooked up to one of the wheels.
If you hadn’t posted a picture of the tag, i wouldn’t have believed it! I’m with you in hoping this is a sick joke. Or a typo. Or a pen for baby goats.
My wife was wondering if it came if full grown man size?
It’s plenty big for a La-Z-Boy and a TV. He should be fine.