The discussion revolves around the purpose of invisible hand stamps used at Chuck E. Cheese, particularly focusing on their role in ensuring child safety and security. Participants share personal experiences and insights related to the stamps, as well as comparisons to other child supervision systems.
Participants generally agree on the security purpose of the hand stamps, but there are varying levels of understanding and personal experiences shared, leading to some ambiguity about the system's effectiveness and implementation.
Some participants mention personal experiences that highlight the challenges of child supervision in public spaces, indicating that the effectiveness of such systems may depend on individual circumstances and definitions of security.
Readers interested in child safety measures, security systems in public venues, or those reminiscing about childhood experiences at family entertainment centers may find this discussion relevant.
yomamma said:
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)...knowing nobody can leave until your child is found is both reassuring and horribly embarrassing. Needless to say, I've never gone out of my way to invite them and all their children back for a visit since then.Being a parent comes with responsibilities. I realized quite early that my oldest daughter was an adventuresome child. I bought a harness for her and kept her on a leash when we went anywhere. At home, I tied a 20' dog lead to a tree in the front yard and she was tethered to the lead. It was the only way to keep her from running into the street and/or disappearing in the blink of an eye. She travels to the beat of a different drum. By the time she was two, I was still unable to make eye contact with her, but her art was blowing people away. One woman in a youth group approached me and said, until I saw my son with your daughter just now, I thought he was normal, now I realize he's a vegetable compared to her.Moonbear said:That's a good system. Much better than the Children's Museum I visited with friends...when they lost a child (they have too many to keep track and one took off from a play area where it was next to impossible to spot them even though we sat right by the door and she shouldn't have been able to get past...the real moral of the story is never have more children than there are parents to watch them), the moment they reported she was lost, the museum locked down all the entrances so nobody could leave until she was found! My friends were very embarrassed about losing a child (I wasn't embarrassed because she wasn't mine and I just got handed the baby to watch while they hunted for the stray one...of course I got handed the baby and not the diaper bag that belonged to the baby...fortunately another nearby parent was kind enough to loan a cloth to catch vomit when the baby decided to spit up
Incredibly artistic, her teachers told me that "art is her life". Her dad took away all her pens, crayons, pencils, etc... at 18 months old, so she took a piece of charcoal out of the barbecue in the back and re-drew her lifesize murals throughout the house after I had finished repainting. She would draw and illustrate beautiful menus before we went to a restaurant (based on her animal characters). She would give a copy to the waitress. 
I am going to see if I can find "pigs with hair", an 12-18 month old work. She had a work around 12-18 months old, it is a stick figure, jumping for joy, his arms raised to the sky, his knees bent upward in a jubilant jump. all along the bottom of the picture are sacks of money. He has dollar signs in his eyes. I asked her to "tell me about the picture" (as I always did), her answer was "he's jumping for joy because he is rich". 12 months old...not bad. 
If the HD disks are OK, i.e. heads did not physically touch the disk surfaces, one could have the HD rebuilt. It's a bit extreme, but in this case may worth it.Evo said:Note: Very sad, she had a harddrive crash and all of her electronic artwork has been lost. I'm devastated.
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