>Raising Boys - 24 key points to ponder <br />> <br />>The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas... <br />>Things I've learned from my Boys (honest and not kidding): <br />> <br />>1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. <br />>house 4 inches deep. <br />> <br />>2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with <br />>roller blades, they can ignite. <br />> <br />>3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded <br />>restaurant. <br />> <br />>4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not <br />>strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and <br />>a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint <br />>can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 x 20 ft. <br />room. <br />> <br />>5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. <br />>When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a <br />>few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a <br />>long way. <br />> <br />>6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball <br />>hit by a ceiling fan. <br />> <br />>7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's <br />>already too late <br />> <br />>8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. <br />> <br />>9.) A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even <br />>though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies. <br />> <br />>10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a <br />>4-year old Boy. <br />> <br />>11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same <br /><br />>sentence. <br />> <br />>12.) Super glue is forever. <br />> <br />>13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still <br />>can't walk on water. <br />> <br />>14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O. <br />> <br />>15.) VCR's do not eject "PB &J" sandwiches even though TV <br />>commercials show they do. <br />> <br />>16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. <br />> <br />>17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. <br />> <br />>18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is. <br />> <br />>19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do <br />>not like ovens. <br />> <br />>20.) The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time. <br />> <br />>21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms <br />>dizzy. <br />> <br />>22.) It will, however, make cats <br />dizzy. <br />> <br />>23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. <br />> <br />>24.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake <br />>fluid. <br />> <br />>Those who pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or <br />>without boys do it because: <br />>a) For those with no children - this is totally hysterical! <br />>b) For those who already have children past this age, this is <br />>hilarious. <br />>c) For those who have children this age, this is not funny. <br />>d) For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning. <br />>e) For those who have not yet had children, this is birth control <br />> <br />>
