SO, ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT
HAVING CHILDREN? STOP AND TAKE THIS TEST FIRST TO SEE
WHETHER YOU ARE READY!
MESS TEST
Smear
peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish
stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. Put
a crayon in a pocket before you wash the clothes. Stick
some chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe and walk all
over the carpet.
TOY TEST
Obtain a
55 gallon box of building blocks. Have a friend spread
them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk
to the bathroom or kitchen barefoot. Do not scream
because this would wake a child at night. Also, spread
some larger toys around the yard, making sure to leave at
least one riding toy directly behind the car.
GROCERY
STORE TEST
Borrow
one or two small animals (goats are best) and take them
with you as you shop. Always keep them in sight and pay
for anything they eat or damage.
DRESSING
TEST
Obtain
one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net
bag making sure that all the arms stay inside.
FEEDING
TEST
Obtain a
large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend
from the ceiling with a cord. Start the jug swinging. Try
to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal into the mouth of the
jug,while pretending to be an airplane. Finally, dump the
contents of the jug on the floor.
NIGHT
TEST
Prepare
by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with
8-12pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At
3:00p.m. begin to waltz and hum with the bag until
9:00p.m Lay down your bag and set your alarm for
10:00p.m. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song
you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing
these too until 4:00a.m.Set alarm for 5:00 a.m. Get up
and make breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years, and always
look cheerful.
INGENUITY
TEST
Take an
egg carton. Using a pair of scissors and pot of paint,
turn it into an alligator. Now take a toilet paper tube
and turn it into an attractive candle. Use only scotch
tape and a piece of foil. Last, take a milk carton, a
ping-pong ball, and an empty box of Cocoa Puffs. Make an
exact replica of the Eiffel Tower.
AUTOMOBILE
TEST
Forget
the BMW and buy a station wagon. Buy a chocolate ice
cream cone and put it in the glove compartment and leave
it there. Get a dime and stick it into the cassette
player. Take a family size package of chocolate chip
cookies and mash them into the back seat. Run a garden
rake along both sides of the outside of the car. There,
perfect.
LEARNING TEST
Think of an animal that
starts with the letter "N". Find a word that
rhymes with "Purple." Locate an object that was
made in Austria. Buy a protractor and a pack of
3"x5" index cards. Find out about and do all
these things the morning they are due at school.
PHYSICAL
TEST (Women)
Obtain a
large bean bag chair and attach it to the front of your
clothes. Leave it there for 9 months, then remove 10 of
the beans.
PHYSICAL
TEST (Men)
Go to
the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter
and ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the
nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for
your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store.
Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the
last time.
FINAL
ASSIGNMENT
Find a
couple who already have a small child or two. Lecture
them on how they can improve their discipline, patience,
tolerance, toilet training and child's table manners.
Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them
that they should never allow their children to run wild.
Enjoy this experience. It will be the last time you will
have all the answers.