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Awful Kids Christmas Gifts

BurtHuttz
BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
edited January 5 in Chit-Chat
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: 4,716 Member
    There's worse out there.

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

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

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    Now that's easy weight loss! :drinker:
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    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
    Oh this reminds me of the horrifyingly unsafe Halloween costumes Dan Aykroyd's character used to hawk on SNL.
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
    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: 2,072 Member
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    Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    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
    Thanks guys I was totally considering having kids this morning and this derailed it.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Do you mean Christmas gifts for awful kids?
  • wizbeth1218
    wizbeth1218 Posts: 358 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Based on observation while at aparment gyms, children love treadmills and elipticals.
  • lamilli09
    lamilli09 Posts: 354 Member
    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
    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
    Glad I dont have a girl:

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  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
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    OMG! :laugh:
  • OkieinMinny
    OkieinMinny Posts: 834 Member
    so different than the Fisher Price airport I had:

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  • __F4t2f1t__
    __F4t2f1t__ Posts: 97
    There's worse out there.

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    LOL
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    OP, do you have children? One of the things they LOVE to do it copy Mom and Dad. If they see Mom or Dad on a piece of exercise eqiupment, they want to try it, too. And, believe me, from personal experience with my own daughter playing on a full-sized treadmill when she was too small, these are a much better choice.

    It's not like getting your kid an Easy Bake Oven means you don't teach him or her how to cook. And you can't spend 24/7 at the playground.

    They're toys. I don't see anytihng wrong with them.
  • jr1985
    jr1985 Posts: 1,033 Member
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    Am I the only one that thought this was an 'adult toy' at first...?
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
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    Am I the only one that thought this was an 'adult toy' at first...?

    yes :tongue:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    There's worse out there.

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    LOL

    That's awesome! :laugh: :laugh:

    I always wanted a chemistry kit when I was a kid. :devil:
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
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    Am I the only one that thought this was an 'adult toy' at first...?

    yes :tongue:

    Holy smokes! I saw this at a yard sale!
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    OP, do you have children?

    Yes, two, and yes, they do love to copy mom and dad. We have all sorts of great fun. Mom and dad don't use these machines and speaking at least for myself, I find them tedious and unpleasant. So you and I don't share the same taste, and that's okay :flowerforyou:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    OP, do you have children?

    Yes, two, and yes, they do love to copy mom and dad. We have all sorts of great fun. Mom and dad don't use these machines and speaking at least for myself, I find them tedious and unpleasant. So you and I don't share the same taste, and that's okay :flowerforyou:

    I never said I used those machines. I never use a treadmill and I only have an elliptical for days I can't get outside. But many people DO have and use those machines and children see them on television and out in the world and probably would think they were fun to play with.

    Don't take life so seriously.
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