August 6th, 2008



The Top 8 Little-Known Effects of the
High Cost of Gasoline on Being a Parent


8> You get to reposition the walk *to* the soccer field as “training.”

7> The other second-graders are really jealous that your kid’s end-of-day pickup is on a horse!

6> Drivers Ed now involves a lot of demos, using Hot Wheels.

5> One mow of the front yard takes your teenager son days, working with your pinking shears.

4> A straight-jacket for the backseat bunch not only cuts down on the din but also makes them more aerodynamic.

3> No worries about your teenage daughter in the back seat of her date’s car, considering it’s a Little Tykes sedan.

2> Syphoning: Not just a cool Mr. Wizard experiment anymore.

and the Number 1 Little-Known Effect of the High Cost of Gasoline on Being a Parent…

1> With some craft glue and help from the kids, that Hummer you can no longer fill can be turned into a festive flower planter.




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Credits:

Selected from 14 submissions from 6 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

John Treusch, Burlington, NJ — 1, 2
DeAnne French, Riverside, OH — 3
Betsy McMasters, Hershey, PA — 4
Victor Vitek, Hopewell Junction, NY — 5, 6
Leonard Topolski, Pearland, TX — 7, 8
Obediah Bink, London, England — Topic
Dan Weckerly, Limerick, PA — List Dad