Things I've Learned
From My Children



1. A king-size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000-square-foot house 4 inches deep.

2. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.

3. A 3-year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42-pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20-by-20-foot room.

5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.

7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh-oh," it's already too late.

8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9. A 6-year-old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year-old man says they can only do it in the movies.

10. A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day.

11. "Play Dough" and "microwave" should never be used in the same sentence.

12. Super Glue is forever.

13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool, you still can't walk on water.

14. VCRs do not eject peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

15. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when you are driving.

16. You probably do not want to know what that odor is.

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