Do your kids make their own beds? Clean up the dog poop? Do they have their own alarm clocks and get themselves ready in the morning? Do you maintain a date night without them, and when you're home, do you read to them?
Well then congratulations, you're an Obama parent.
The Mommy Files over at SFGate has a quiz that lets you rank your own parenting style with the First Family's, and reading through it I have to admit I loved one of the old school traditions the Obama's are teaching. My own grandpa was a firm believer that if you didn't get yourself up and ready on your own, you could miss out. It was a lesson that hit home when I overslept one morning, waiting for someone to wake me, and missed a trip to the donut store.
It happened only once.
So it brought a smile to my face to think that with an entire White House staff at their disposal, the Obama kids are still forced to make their own beds and get themselves ready. These kids are so awesome.
As for the rest of the quiz, it looks like the Obamas are taking a cue from the educated yuppie playbook. Local, organic food? Check. Consistent bed times? Check. Date nights? Check.
"The Obamas are so seemingly outstanding that they're raising the bar
for parents across the country. If Barack can work on solving the
world's problems and then make it to his daughter's basketball game,
shouldn't all moms and dads be attending their kids' sporting events?"
How do you stack up against the Obama's?
