They probably forgot about the kid because their minds were preoccupied with worries about gay marriage.

Oh my god, I've been to that one. It used to be Showbiz back in the day, right next to a Sears.

I can see how you could forget your kids there, the "maze" consists of a huge wooden box with ramps and blacklights. Your kids could get lost in there for hours.

Or hide, in my case. I must admit, it was hilarious seeing my rather oversized grandmother try to squeeze into a doorway made for 8 year-olds.

@1 "I was left at Caesarland!!! They gave me pizza, and I got to play in the ball pit all I wanted. They even gave me free tokens. Thank you Mom and Dad." It sounds like a really good movie premise...

@2 They're Michiganders. They voted no gay marriage into the state amendments.

@5: No, trust me, no. Even a 3 year-old would rather be left in a mall bathroom than that dump. By now, 20 years later, a normal establishment would have been torn down and rebuilt or at least upgraded, but I bet my brother's bloody nose stain is still next to the same Simpsons arcade game that kept rebooting every time you jostled the machine.

@6 You aren't the only one here who's been there. ;-)

Each parent thought he was with the other parent? I guess they aren't married (or aren't any longer?). The original article states that they live in the same apartment complex, but I guess it means they don't live together. Very, very strange and sad.

@7: Should we start a support group?

That place is one of the many reasons I'm compelled to drink myself stupid whenever I'm back in Michigan.

And then there was the 5 week old baby that was put in the OVEN by his father and left for several hours.

@9 I thought Seattle was one large ex-Michigander support group...

@9: I have dual citizenship between Texas and Michigan, so tragic. Pass the kleenex and Old Crow.

@10,
MMmmmm.... slow roasted baby is delicious!

wheee! What a merry mix-up!

@10, 13: The guy was whacked out on too much maryjane and didn't actually turn the oven on, thank God.
See, drugs can be bad, even if the current stance taken by the government is draconian and nonsensical.

@15, yeah I guess he was drunk and high and thank all Gods he didn't turn the oven on. I guess that's why they call it dope. The best part is that he ratted on himself by calling the hospital to see what charges he would face only to have the police show up and take all 3 kids away.