1.
You throw a birthday party for your 8-year-old,
with magician and a balloon-animal twister.
All the kids show up but all they want to do is text and play on their smartphones. You…
a.
Are relieved that you wont have to entertain a
bunch of noisy kids.
b.
Are appalled!
Who buys their 8 year old a smartphone?
c.
Get creative and have them play “hot potato”
with their smartphones
d.
Take away their phones and force for them to be
social and have fun. You paid for it,
didn’t you?
2.
You’re shopping at a the local market and your
bill for organic chicken breasts, olives, parmesan cheese, tomatoes and a loaf
of Italian bread comes to $50. You…
a.
Are proud of the high-quality products our town
offers
b.
Wince and tell them “never mind”
c.
Roll your eyes, but pay up. You feel good supporting our local vendors.
3.
On the weekends, your husband lives in
fleece. You…
a.
Figure it is okay. You like to be comfortable
too.
b.
Love his snuggle quotient
c.
Give it away to Good Will and tell him that you
found an even more comfortable fabric called cotton.
d.
Explain that Under Armour is the new black.
4.
Your daughter comes home from a Bat Mitzvah celebration
with an obscene amount of parting gifts including an iPod, sweatshirt, custom
chocolates and 10 framed photos. You…
a.
Explain that the real world isn’t like this.
b.
Are thrilled!
You needed another iPod and the sweatshirt fits you too!
c.
Appreciate the generosity but secretly dread the
day your children become a Bat Mitzvah.
5.
Your child works the goldfish booth at a
religious festival and can’t get over the complaints she got on their too-tiny
fish-bodies, bulging eyes and poor backstroke.
You…
a.
Explain that goldfish are a valuable commodity
b.
Don’t know what to say. Who are these people you call neighbors?
c.
Examine and write up a complete report on the goldfish
specimens for size, bulging eyes and backstroke ability.
6.
You just moved from the city to the ‘burbs,
thrilled that your two toddlers will have a nice lawn on which to frolic, but
your new next door neighbor informs you that ticks are a problem and to keep
your children off the grass. You…
a.
See this as a sign that the world is coming to
an end.
b.
Research Lyme disease and allow your kids to frolic,
certain that you will be able to detect a target, no problem.
c.
Keep your kids off the grass.
d.
Pour cement on your front lawn to create a
basketball court.
7.
After the snow melts, you discover a large and
smelly deer carcass on your lawn. You…
a.
Call animal control and are disgusted to find
that it will cost you $150 to have the deer removed, but do it anyway.
b.
Haul the deer on a tarp to the side of the road
and hope the garbage man picks it up.
c.
Find an out-of-the-way spot on your property and
get the family together for a burial.
d.
You are a city slicker. You have no idea what to do…
