Take Your Kids To Work Day

What used to be a day targeted at helping to get young women interested in careers traditionally held by men, this “national holiday” has now morphed into a less discriminating and more inclusive day for all ankle biters (male and female alike).

In honor of this special day, I've decided to rename it:
National Take Your Kids To Work and Annoy Your Coworkers Who Don’t Like Children and Thought That The Office Was The One Place They’d Never Have To Deal With Kids (Pause) Day

Tomorrow, 62 children will be at my office and spend a fun filled day learning about the “magic” that happens here. Not! More like, they’ll get fed and entertained by our resident balloon animal maker.

So Why am I so opposed to this day?

Fact: I don’t like children. Ok, hate is more like it. And just like cats – who must know that I am allergic to them and therefore crawl all over me – kids love me. Anytime I’ve dated someone with nieces and nephews, the kids usually fight over who gets to sit next to me at the dinner table or in the car. Ugh!

It makes one wonder, what lessons will these kids actually learn while inside the hollowed halls of this wonderful institution?

Perhaps they’ll get to see Mommy and Daddy slack off. Or meet that annoying co-worker or boss they bad mouth at home. “Billy, this is where daddy makes his coffee every morning and afternoon…see a Starbucks machine right inside the office, cool, right?!”

I wonder if this visit will really influence any children to consider doing this for a living. Or if it will even make them want to grow up and work period!

The day was still focused on girls when I was off age, but had I ever gone with my mom or dad to work I probably would have known right away that working is not for me!