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If Parents’ Bumper Stickers Were Honest

Try to spot these in the car pick-up line at school

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Okay, we get it. You’re proud of your honor roll student. You love your school. Your kids are swimmers. That’s all well and nice.

But how about a little more honesty on your back bumper?

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This mom’s oldest is in preschool 3 mornings a week for 2 hours, but it takes over an hour a day to get them in the car, dropped off, and picked up. This leaves them with 1 hour of “free” time in which her younger child needs to be fed, burped, and changed before it’s time to hop back in the minivan.

She loves her kids, but she’s so darn sleep-deprived she has to drive with the window open two inches even in the dead of winter, just to stay awake and alert.

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The dad with this bumper sticker appreciates that children’s programming exists to engage and entertain young minds (and give parents 25 minutes of peace to make…