Article about a dad of 3 at a Playland in NE-WI area. I am glad we make a spectacle of ourselves to amuse the moms and grammas trying to do our jobs!
Bruce C, NE-WI-Dads
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Patti Rasmussen column: Playland show stars McDad and children
By Patti Rasmussen • June 11, 2008

I was sitting at an outdoor table at a McDonald’s Playland Saturday morning, sipping coffee while my grandson, Evan, 3, played.

It was a perfect morning, I thought, until a dad with three little kids came stumbling into Playland and made it even better.

I was impressed that Dad was still upright, considering how he held a baby in one arm and a tray of Happy Meals in the other while he dragged the toddler who was gripping his leg toward the nearest table on which his preschooler was doing a Tarzan imitation.

For a fleeting moment, I thought about helping Poor Dad. I’m sure I would have helped a poor mom, but a dad struggling to juggle kids and junk food while pretending to be having quality time with his offspring is great entertainment as long as nobody gets hurt. (Shame on me.)

I wasn’t the only spectator. Playland was filled with moms. We all watched Dad drip ketchup down his shirt and chase a wadded, wet napkin under the table — nearly toppling it. He bounced the baby on his knee and helped the toddler stand on his chair so he could reach (gulp!) the salt shaker. Then Dad commanded Tarzan, who was long gone up the Playland maze, to come and eat, like THAT was going to happen.
I think dad got a bite of his big burger with stuff running out and down his pants before the pink Hi-C drink was knocked over, but I’m not sure because I was trying not to stare. (Not really.)
One young mom couldn’t stand the pathetic drama and caved.
“Do you need more napkins?” she shouted across The Land.
Dad didn’t respond, which was probably because Tarzan had returned; mad. Apparently he’d wanted a burger instead of nuggets.

McDonalds should schedule this sort of entertainment every Saturday morning. For the hoards of unappreciated moms, McDad in Playland is hard to beat.
— Patti Rasmussen is regional editor for Gannett Wisconsin Media.