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Friday, March 28th, 2008

#16: Wine

Wine is not only the Best Parent’s beverage of choice, it is a central psychological nutrient in their daily life support system. The Best Parent knows raising children is extremely challenging, even with non-white nannies, and preschool after-care shouldering most of the burden. It is especially hard for the Best Parent, whose brain is constantly […]

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

#15: Children’s Books

For the Best Parent, children’s books are the high-yield Vanguard mutual fund of the mind. The more you can invest in your child’s intellectual portfolio, the greater the returns will be. Thus, the Best Parent Ever believes their child can never have enough books, regardless of whether their children are actually able to read them […]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

#14: The Nintendo Wii

For the Best Parent, proving they are a better parent than you is of primary importance. This was once a dreary and tedious chore, filled with costly tennis lessons and time-consuming carpools to baseball, golf, or soccer practice. Add to this, the Best Parents’ compulsion to condemn most forms of mass media, especially those anti-social […]