Safety Sue and Playdates
“Everyone deserves a break” but make sure it doesn’t happen in your home.
by Deb Williams
Safety Sue Says! #1
“Child proofing properly protects everyone.”
Make sure you protect yourself and your home when you have children come to play. Not just gloves and boots to keep their nasty little nails and teeth from catching on your skin. I mean a big parachute of protection
I know “everyone deserves a break” but make sure it doesn’t happen in your home.
You may think it’s just a cute pint sized fiberglass walking-cast, but you hate to have litigation come between friends. So make sure that your buddies and their offspring sign that all important “no-fault life and limb” waiver before they come for a visit. If you are not sure that your friends are legally literate, courier a copy with the invitation, so they can peruse it at their leisure. Send it early enough to give ample time to pour over it with their own legal council.
But what about the drop over visit, Sue?
That’s why the poison oak, razor wire perimeter we planted last month. “Hey kids, lets play North Korea.”
Even if your friend is begging “just for tea”, explain “boiling water spells S K I N G R A F T to me.”
And if you don’t have waivers signed and notarized for birthday parties, you might as well admit your 12 year old’s entire gathering to the emergency ward for their sleepover. Leave your Visa with admin, for the I V goody bags.
And don’t recycle. Be sure to keep those precious pieces of paper filed under “perilous” in the photo album, beside the clearly documented event, so no spiteful subpoenas nick you in the temple in months to come.
Next week Safety Sue Says!
“When Slopping a Swarm, Keep Food on the Cool Side of Warm.”
Adding quickly worded addendums for blisters, burns and blood when feeding last minute guests.
“Child proofing properly protects everyone.”
Make sure you protect yourself and your home when you have children come to play. Not just gloves and boots to keep their nasty little nails and teeth from catching on your skin. I mean a big parachute of protection
I know “everyone deserves a break” but make sure it doesn’t happen in your home.
You may think it’s just a cute pint sized fiberglass walking-cast, but you hate to have litigation come between friends. So make sure that your buddies and their offspring sign that all important “no-fault life and limb” waiver before they come for a visit. If you are not sure that your friends are legally literate, courier a copy with the invitation, so they can peruse it at their leisure. Send it early enough to give ample time to pour over it with their own legal council.
But what about the drop over visit, Sue?
That’s why the poison oak, razor wire perimeter we planted last month. “Hey kids, lets play North Korea.”
Even if your friend is begging “just for tea”, explain “boiling water spells S K I N G R A F T to me.”
And if you don’t have waivers signed and notarized for birthday parties, you might as well admit your 12 year old’s entire gathering to the emergency ward for their sleepover. Leave your Visa with admin, for the I V goody bags.
And don’t recycle. Be sure to keep those precious pieces of paper filed under “perilous” in the photo album, beside the clearly documented event, so no spiteful subpoenas nick you in the temple in months to come.
Next week Safety Sue Says!
“When Slopping a Swarm, Keep Food on the Cool Side of Warm.”
Adding quickly worded addendums for blisters, burns and blood when feeding last minute guests.