There is a lot of media attention recently regading the 20 month old boy in the U.S. who ate some of the Aqua Dots craft/toy and was apparently made sick by a chemical breaking down into something like GHB, the date rape drug. Certainly this is a terrible thing and everyone is glad that the little boy is fine now.

This instance certainly makes everyone think. Many are trying to place blame either on the government, or the company in China that makes the product.

Have you ever had a 20 month old in the house? They are mobile and they love to put everything in the mouth. You have to be really careful what they might find. I wonder what the minimum age is as stated on the Aqua Dots product.

I saw the mother and the doctor on a TV interview. What is interesting is that there is no accusing finger, not even the slightest, pointed towards the mother. There are many items in every home that were not made for eating, and if you choose to eat them, you will get sick. If there is no expectation that a parent will protect their little toddler from these items, I suppose we will need a law to ban all of those things from the home!

The media and culture around us tend to look at these issues from one perspective. We better retain the ability to think and analyze beyond that level.

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