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Mom Lets Kid Play on Oily Beach

They even brought along 'Goo Gone' to deal with oil

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 25, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – The “Mother of the Year” award goes to the mom in the above video, who appears relatively unconcerned that her kid is frolicking on a beach soaked with oil from the BP spill, Matt Cherette writes for Gawker. Worse, her daughter gets oil on... More »

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diltsduo
Jun 25, 2010 2:50 PM CDT
There is like 50 other people on the beach, I would have gave the mother of the year award to the women in Texas who gave her kids brain damage for holding them under water for too long
wteff
Jun 25, 2010 1:41 PM CDT
no this mom does seriously deserve mother of the year award, because she's showing her kids what happens when capitalism and humans put profit and themselves first. plus she's only getting them prepared for a life in a world that we continue to trash and ignore
JoeQ
Jun 25, 2010 12:38 PM CDT
I guess this is new to most people. Lots of beaches in the world have tar balls. Some in the US. Anybody who goes to the beach will see a tar ball eventually. Just carry something like an old butter knife to scrape it off with. Maybe a spare pair of sneakers or flip-flops.
 

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