Precious NYC Mommies

New York City spent MILLIONS of dollars upgrading all its children's playgrounds, installing rubber safety matting to protect the little tots from falling off equipment and hurting themselves.

Seems as if New York City has no way of protecting those same children from stupid parents?

The city is now being sued by a number of parents - with the claims for "damages" being anything from $750,000 to $1m - because their kids burnt their bare feet on the rubber playground surface on what were extremely hot summer days.

This act of "nanny state" litigation brings up so many questions, including

1• What are parents doing taking their kids out to an unshaded playground in the heat of the summer?
2 • Why would ANY parent let their children go barefoot in ANY NYC park given the potential dangers of used syringes, broken bottles etc.?
3 • Ever heard of an invention called "shoes"?

Don't get me wrong. I feel sorry for the kids if their feet got burned and they suffered some pain.

But the parents/nannies pucker me right up and grip my shit because, as grown-ups, they should certainly know better than to let their kids play barefoot in that type of heat & environment.

It's the parents who have been irresponsible here, NOT New York City. Why should the city pay for your ignorance and stupidity?