SPUR of the moment:

I am an obvious regular Spur customer and was stricken to read all the online stories about one of my favourite “mommy escape” spot’s. I have regular meetings and friendship time at Spur because they offer me a place where my child can be entertained. I am slightly concerned about safety but from a responsible parent perspective, I will be there to manage my decision when going to Spur again, because I have the Authority over my decision to visit them again.

Have you ever played with dried leaves and a magnifying glass in Autumn? Sometimes we should examine things critically and in depth to solve problems, but as the saying goes, don’t’ fix it if it’s not broken. The reason we are all blowing every story about Spur out of proportion is because we are scared. Yes, our children are the most valuable thing we have in this world. But as I see it, my child is only borrowed to me not owned by me. Because he loves Spur and nothing bad has happened to either of us (that I am aware of anyway), I feel that it is super unfair to keep my child away from one of his favourite places because of my own fears. I don’t stop drinking coffee when people tell me it is bad for my health, it is still my choice to drink coffee, but because someone else might have more wisdom than me, I do stick to healthy boundaries (2 cups a day) to manage my health while enjoying my coffee.

I have decided, we will continue to support Spur and I will be weary every moment. But not encouraging fear, but rather to ultimately prove that the fears have no grounds. And if something does happen I will be able to discern and manage the situations.