[echaos]

A friend recently shared this:

Unionized babies are very predictable. They poop, eat, cry, and sleep in strict 4 hour increments if they are bottle fed, and 2 hour increments if they are breast fed. They are so exacting in their habits that you could set your watch by them. Their demands, while sometimes numerous, are clearly laid out for everyone to see, there are hardly any surprises, and planning your day around them is an absolute breeze. It's almost as if they live their lives by some legally binding agreement that was ratified in utero. Every so often there is the odd labour dispute, but never anything a little extra rocking or milk cannot resolve.

Management babies on the other hand do what they want, when they want, and it is your job to be there when they decide. They never follow a schedule, are up all hours of the night, waste precious time during the day, and are extremely demanding with little or no warning about their impending discontent. One minute they are peacefully asleep, and the next they are screaming at the top of their lungs, and it’s for a different reason every time. Just like with management in the real world, they frequently leave you with the feeling that nothing you do will ever be good enough or fast enough. Most days you get by, some days are actually quite pleasant, but others will leave you feeling confused and broken.

Now you may start to worry about which kind of baby you are going to wind up with. But, as with all types of worry, this effort is a fruitless one. All babies, union or management, eventually retire and become little kids with a whole new set of problems to deal with. And you'll long for the days when they didn't want you to put them down, couldn't talk, wanted your help, and appreciation for what you did was as simple as having them fall asleep in your arms.

[kelleymac]

I had to laugh when I read this...my kid is definitely management, with a management parent. *whew* what a combo!!!

Kelley

[honu]

That was great, I'll copy it and send to my family and friends! Everyone has always said I would have the Union type kids because I'm so organized and always expect certain things and kids always act good around me. My God daughter is very Union when she is with me and it really pisses off her Mom because with her she's all management. I told her she's just following her lead, lol! Seriously though we laugh about it, it's just something I do to kids, they just seem to want to please me all the time. I just hope we end up adopting kids with a little Union in them otherwise we'll be pulling our hair out and my friends will all gloat that I deserve it, lol!

[crick]

Egads! To think I have 4 "Senior Managment" kids!!! What do I do???? LOL! I know..just have to hang on very tight to my title of "Executive Control Officer"