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  • Job description for Parents

    This was sent to me by a friend - so true!!

    PARENT

    Job Description
    This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way,
    I don't believe any of us would have done it!

    POSITION:
    Mum, Mummy, Mama, Ma
    Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    Long term, team players needed, for challenging
    permanent work in an
    often chaotic environment.
    Candidates must possess excellent communication
    and organizational skills and be willing to work
    variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends
    and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.
    Some overnight travel required, including trips to
    primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities!
    Travel expenses not reimbursed.
    Extensive courier duties also required.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    The rest of your life.
    Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily,
    until someone needs £5.
    Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
    Also, must possess the physical stamina of a
    pack mule
    and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat
    in case, this time, the screams from
    the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
    Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges,
    such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets
    and stuck zips.
    Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and
    coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
    Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings
    for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
    Must be willing to be indispensable one minute,
    an embarrassment the next.
    Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
    Must assume final, complete accountability for
    the quality of the end product.
    Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and
    janitorial work throughout the facility.

    POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION:

    None.
    Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills,
    so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you

    PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

    None required unfortunately.
    On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis..

    WAGES AND COMPENSATION:

    Get this! You pay them!
    Offering frequent raises and bonuses.
    A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because
    of the assumption that university will help them
    become financially independent.
    When you die, you give them whatever is left.
    The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that
    you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

    BENEFITS:

    While no health or dental insurance, no pension,
    no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and
    no stock options are offered;
    this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love,
    and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right..


    Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis,
    letting them know they are appreciated
    for the fabulous job they do ... or forward with love
    to anyone thinking of applying for the job.

    ** AND A FOOTNOTE?

    THERE IS NO RETIREMENT -- EVER!!! **

  • #2
    Now I have granddad duties to perform, and they incorporate roughly all above mentioned. But thats cos I want them to. As soon as my littl'uns arrive I insist my daughter disappears off for a few days to enjoy some time with her OH and I do all of those things I did as a dad, as a granddad. And for some bizarre reason, I adore it second time round. Most odd.
    So true though Rustylady.
    Bob Leponge
    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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    • #3
      well i've done it once ....... glad i didn't do it twice ..... but wouldn't have missed it for the world

      2 sheds ....... coke down the laptop and telly work wonders

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      • #4
        Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
        Now I do all of those things I did as a dad, as a granddad. And for some bizarre reason, I adore it second time round. Most odd.
        Me too Bob, grandma not grandad - I'm having two of the grandchildren to stay this weekend and it's great.

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        • #5
          Hey rustylady, that's why some of us haven't done it!

          I am an auntie to a 17 year old who lives five miles away, and I never see or hear from. Unless he needs a lift somewhere, then I get a grovelling text message. Bless.
          All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
          Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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          • #6
            As mum to an 11yo going on 19 all the above is true but with an addition we have to accept that they always know better than us.

            DD's a great girl but her 'Kevins' started when she was 6 and funny enough it's only with me
            Hayley B

            John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'

            An Egg is for breakfast, a chook is for life

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            • #7
              Yes, it can be an awful job that, for some reason, vastly improves when you do it part-time (grandparenthood)
              Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.

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              • #8
                OH so very true, it goes on and on and on, then you get the delights of grandchildren of which I have one grandson 7 yrs old bless. He asked me recently, or rather told me that during the christmas holidays he will be spending a day with me and could I please take him to see father christmas at Pennywell Farm, that is if you can afford it grandma. Love him to bits. We are going to take him to see father christmas but on a steam train instead.
                Any locals though try Pennywell farm for their christmas play very good value. The kids ( and you if liked ) take part they get to dress up and the staff do the naration and Mary comes in on a real donkey led by joseph ( my grandson last year ) and there are other animals in the stable, after its over to the cafe and mulled wine and mince pies for the adults and juice and biscuits for the kids and a visit to father christmas and a very good toy is given.
                Kids dont you just love em.
                Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
                and ends with backache

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                • #9
                  My OH is a child minder and I get to hype them up then give them back to their parents! So I only get to deal with 1 full time but have 6 others an a part time basis. ( Almost like being a dad and grandad in one)

                  Kids :- Be prepared to have your life turned upside down and inside out! Still wwouldn't trade it for the world!
                  Never test the depth of the water with both feet

                  The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory....

                  Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

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                  • #10
                    Fabulous, have sent this to my mum!

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                    • #11
                      The best job in the world!!

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