This day has morphed into "Take your CHILD to Work Day" where I work. Although I honestly don't know why. I mean they think that Martin Luther King is the only man in history worthy enough to justify having a day off for. Go figure.
"This day has morphed into "Take your CHILD to Work Day" where I work." Yes, it took them a couple of years to get their act together, but my employer did the same thing, with participation limited by a lottery. Most people ignore it.