| The real rite of passage for parents is not at all | | | | process somewhat gratifying for these |
| what your friends or fellow co-workers tell you. | | | | determined youngsters who refuse to leave the |
| They may tell you it's about sleepless nights, | | | | arcade. Yes, your little clan of munchkins are all |
| teething, terrible twos… No the real rite of | | | | too thrilled to go pick out some foreign sticky |
| parental passage is surviving you first Chucky | | | | smelly plastic toxic toy that will never be played |
| Cheese Birthday Party. Any parent who has had | | | | with again. So you head off to the prize counter |
| to throw a party for their child at Chucky | | | | only to be waited on by an adolescent who is |
| Cheese's knows exactly what I am talking about. | | | | angry at the world and forced to work this job |
| I would rather clean out the basement, file old | | | | by his parents. You study him as he interacts with |
| paper work or even pick up poop in the back | | | | you children and start to wonder if his mental |
| yard, but as parents we know that Chucky | | | | diagnosis is hormonal or possibly depression with |
| Cheese is not about the parent enjoying | | | | anti- social tendencies. Whereby this job could be |
| themselves, no, it is about over-stimulating a child | | | | the breaking point for him, because you know |
| to the point of a complete emotional and physical | | | | there is not potential for this particular child in the |
| break down. This over priced over rated pizza | | | | Chuckie Cheese Organization and most likely he |
| party that kids must have, comes with not just | | | | will never get the gig as "Chucky". |
| the actual party and it's unique environment, but | | | | After about 20 minutes of your mental diagnosis |
| the power that is instilled on a child at the | | | | and your children's decision making, your child has |
| moment he or she knows that they are having | | | | decided which toy he wants, but it won't go down |
| their party at Chucky Cheeses. You see they can | | | | that way. The attendant lets you know that you |
| begin to manipulate their friends and use Chucky | | | | are two tickets short of getting the 7' foot tall |
| to get their way. Okay here is the example; "If | | | | stuffed Chucky. You secretly breathe a sigh of |
| you don't let me play with your game you can't | | | | relief, but now it will cost you another 20 minutes |
| come to my Birthday Party at Chucky Cheese" | | | | and you begin to repeat the serenity prayer over |
| Now as a parent your two hundred dollars gets | | | | and over as the smell of Chuckey's starts to |
| you pizza, salad bar a table for a several wild | | | | overwhelm your senses. |
| maniacs and your personal support group that | | | | Eventually 45 minutes of arguing and |
| accompanies you, as well as tokens for games | | | | indecisiveness has ended with the prize conquest, |
| and entertainment at the Chucky Cheese arcade | | | | and now you are fortunate enough to head to |
| but, if you are going there for your first time let | | | | the car, but not without taking some the |
| me offer some advice along with experience. The | | | | Chuckiness with you. You see it is your child's job |
| complimentary tokens given to the kids in your | | | | to make sure they continue to yell and keep the |
| party will be gone within the first 15 minutes of | | | | decibel level at the same velocity as to which |
| the party so have extra money on hand. In | | | | they were accustom to at Chucky Cheeses, and |
| addition, ear plugs are also recommended, due to | | | | when you try and let them know that they need |
| the extraordinarily loud decibels that are being | | | | to begin to chill out, (their definition for quite |
| projected obnoxiously from all surrounding points. | | | | down), the ole emotional roller coaster goes from |
| However, this all seems to melt away when you | | | | the top of the hill to the bottom and the air is |
| finally get to see your little pride and joy dance | | | | sucked out of the vehicle you are all riding in. Yes |
| his birthday dance with Chuckie. Yes indeed | | | | this experience sometimes ends as a tear jerker |
| Chuckie holds all the allure and shear bliss for kids | | | | especially for those who ate too much cake and |
| ages 4- 8. Just seeing your youngster's face while | | | | candy and are under the age of 7. However, as a |
| dancing with Chuckie almost…. almost | | | | parent you begin to since relief as you drive |
| makes the trip worth it. That is until you have to | | | | home, and even with a car full of rambunctious |
| round up the party to head home. When you | | | | children who are intoxicated from over indulging at |
| state you are going home you must know that | | | | Chucky Cheese you feel yourself beginning to |
| you will make this announcement several times | | | | calm down and it almost imagine watching and |
| before anyone can hear you, so make sure you | | | | listening to snow fall, this is of course relative |
| make the announcement well in advance of you | | | | compared to where you just came from. |
| departure. You see leaving Chucky Cheese | | | | As you pull in the drive way you're hoping the |
| consumes at least fifty percent of the total | | | | Chucky experience has completed the emotional |
| allotted time there. This is not for amateurs. | | | | cycle, and much like that of a junkie coming off |
| I am not sure who said this first but, herding | | | | dope, you figure if you run a hot bath, force |
| kittens is easy compared to the discharge | | | | some fluids, help put their pajamas on, tuck them |
| process from Chucky Cheese. You see it will be | | | | into their beds you will be able to pry that smelly |
| inevitable that you get a couple of children peeled | | | | sticky toxic toy out from their hands and they will |
| off the arcade floor and have them standing next | | | | fall fast asleep. |
| to your side, only to have another one go right | | | | Now you are able to breathe deeply and dive into |
| back in and get lost in the over sized mega | | | | that moment you have long awaited for, you |
| bacterial infected petri dish. | | | | make yourself a nice cup of your favorite hot |
| Eventually with ample persistence and the help of | | | | tea, turn on the T.V. and pick up the phone and |
| a 12 year old (yes puberty comes in handy here | | | | begin to listen to your messages. As the cup |
| in this situation take two 12 year olds if at all | | | | comes up to your mouth it is your best friend |
| possible). You eventually begin to convince the | | | | asking for you and your son to please come join |
| little banshees that with the $250 they spent in | | | | them at Chucky Cheese next weekend for the |
| tokens, they can now convert their tickets into | | | | big birthday party, after all this is your right of |
| worthless prizes at the prize counter. This actually | | | | passage and you can't pass on the cheese not |
| is the one parental advantage you have in your | | | | with a little one saying please! |
| possession for leaving, and can really make this | | | | |