Too-aggressive mom, dad hopped to help their kids
(NEWSER) - How aggressive were the parents at last year's Colorado Springs Easter egg hunt (which, yes, is a hunt designed for their kids)? Well, the event has been canceled this year. The scene last April: Parents jumped a rope early to nudge their children toward plastic eggs filled with candy. The hunt was over in seconds, leaving eggless tots in tears. The race was eggs-acerbated by a faulty public address system that was hard to hear. "So everybody thinks you said, 'Go,' and everybody goes, and it's over in seconds," explained an event spokeswoman. "If one parent gets in there, other parents say, 'If one can get in we all can get in,' and everybody goes." More»