NOT YOUR FATHER'S CHUCK E CHEESE

Something like this would never have happened on my watch:

According to the Associated Press:

NATICK, Mass. - A child's birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant was cut short after a fight broke out between two mothers. Natick police said the mom of the 9-year-old birthday boy apparently became enraged because the other woman's son was "hogging" an arcade game.

Sgt. Paul Thompson said Catherine Aliaga, 38, and Tarsha Williams, 33, both of Boston, would be summoned into court to answer charges of simple assault and battery stemming from the scuffle.

Thompson told the MetroWest Daily News that police received a number of 911 calls about the fight Saturday night.

He said what started as a birthday celebration turned into a "birthday melee."

Mothers are out of control these days. I would have given each mother 5 free tokens and trust me, everyone would have gotten along.

Just the other day Jared found out I used to have the GREAT JOB of being a manager for Chuck E Cheese (Levittown, NY 1986-1989) and just couldn't comprehend why I would ever leave such a job. According to him we could have gone there every night for free. Just another in long list of unexplainable career choices I guess...