Awful Kids Christmas Gifts

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BurtHuttz
BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
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So I'm cheap and I was looking for cheap exercise equipment and I saw these and they're just . . . the worst, ever.

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Teach your kids early that fitness is grueling, repetitive, and endless!!

It's all well and good that we instill healthy habits in our kids but there's just something wrong, to me, about getting them this stuff instead of taking them to the playground.
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  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,720 Member
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    There's worse out there.

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  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
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    There's worse out there.

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    hahaha
  • rompers16
    rompers16 Posts: 5,404 Member
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    There's worse out there.

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    Now that's easy weight loss! :drinker:
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
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    Yeah when I have kids their Christmas fitness gift is going to be "go the hell outside and make a snowman" by Mattel
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
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    Oh this reminds me of the horrifyingly unsafe Halloween costumes Dan Aykroyd's character used to hawk on SNL.
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
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    Oh this reminds me of the horrifyingly unsafe Halloween costumes Dan Aykroyd's character used to hawk on SNL.

    Loved those!!!
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
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  • parys1
    parys1 Posts: 2,065 Member
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    Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,690 Member
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    I don't have kids, and if I did, I think I would encourage them to find a physical activity that is maybe slightly more rewarding than a treadmill or elliptical. That said, kids often like to do what they see their parents doing (not only do they like it, it's how they learn to be people). If mom and/or dad run on a treadmill (maybe they like it, maybe they don't like running on ice, whatever), a kid may be very happy to do the same.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
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    Thanks guys I was totally considering having kids this morning and this derailed it.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
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    Do you mean Christmas gifts for awful kids?
  • wizbeth1218
    wizbeth1218 Posts: 358 Member
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    Do you mean Christmas gifts for awful kids?

    That's what I was hoping for when I clicked this thread... 'cause frankly I need something better (worse?) than lumps of coal and bundles of switches.
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
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    I agree with PP, I don't think it is horrible. I kinda think it is sweet that little Susie might run on her treadmill while Mommy is running on hers. It will allow them to bond with their parent (OMG! I know how horrible that bonding thing sounds). And it will teach them the importance of exercise which is great. That said, if it is pretty out, take your kids to the playground and play with them. Tag with your kids is great exercise!
  • STC189
    STC189 Posts: 34 Member
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    Yeah when I have kids their Christmas fitness gift is going to be "go the hell outside and make a snowman" by Mattel

    This is what I do to my kids.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
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    My kids don't see treadmills and ellipticals as drudge work. They just see a machine, think "ooh, shiny!" and want to play on it.

    Someone gave me that same kiddie treadmill. My kids love to run on it while I'm on mine. They don't last long, because treadmills suck, but it serves a purpose.

    The elliptical? Nah. Because ellipticals are stupid. I may be biased.
  • Flamenquero
    Flamenquero Posts: 132
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    I was hoping this was a thread about appropriate gifts for kids who are awful. I mean like my nieces and nephews who are riotous spawn of Satan, break everything, run amok, get bad grades, and who need to be shipped to nunneries and military schools. Oh well.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
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    Based on observation while at aparment gyms, children love treadmills and elipticals.
  • lamilli09
    lamilli09 Posts: 354 Member
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    As a kid, I thought the oversized tee shirts of cats on rainbows were bad... guess I lucked out, eh?
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
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    Those are hilarious. I do agree with the kids wanting to mimic their parents for fun, so not completely terrible, but funny!

    Example: I had a pedal John Deer Tractor when I was little. Whenever my Dad would mow, I would wear myself out pedaling along behind him pretending I was mowing!

    JM
  • OkieinMinny
    OkieinMinny Posts: 834 Member
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    Glad I dont have a girl:

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