Parental Job Description (taken from Ann Lander's column)

Position: Parent
Job Description: Long term player needed for challenging, permanent work in chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work evenings an weekends and frequent 24-hour shifts. There is some overnight travel required; including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expense is not reimbursed.
Responsibilities: Must keep this job for the rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily.. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule. Must be willing to tackle stimulating technical challenges such as small gadget repair, sluggish toilets, and stuck zippers. Must handle assembly and product safety testing, as well as floor maintenance, and janitorial work. 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 levels of mentality. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute and an embarrassment the next. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of end project.
Advancements and Promotions: There is no possibility of either. Your job is to remain in the same position for years; without complaining, constantly retaining and updating your skills so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
Previous Experience: None required, but on the job training is offered on a continually exhausting basis.
Wages: None, in fact you must pay those in your charge, offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 and attend college. When you die, you give them whatever income you have left.
Benefits: There is no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options. However, the job offers limitless opportunities for personal growth and FREE HUGS FOR LIFE.