Christopher Healy recently wrote a post on ParentDish titled “The Five Most Overused Children’s Book Plots”.
As I read the post, the tone seemed to be one of a light-hearted satire. The list included:
- Mommy Animal Tells Baby Animal How Much She Loves Him
- Child at School Gets Teased for Being Different Until Teacher Tells Everybody How Cool the Odd Child Actually Is
- Caterpillar Turns into Butterfly
- Child Doesn’t Want to Go To Bed, Falls Asleep Anyway
- Seasons Change, Shock Baby Animal”.
The most surprising part of the post were the comments that followed. Initially, some of the comments discussed the humor of the post and how they appreciated it. There were a few comments with more serious content and then things turned ugly. Those leaving comments were arguing, picking apart other comments, and some individuals even resorted name-calling.
The responses to the post show a passion for children’s books, which I can definitely understand. However, it seems to me this passion should be channeled into more productive and positive behavior.
What do you think? Did those leaving comments cross the line?
