Inspired by the pregnancy and birth of my first son, I started this company. I have pictures with him in the cradle swing surrounded by tons of Prego Planners and store shipments…same with my second son. And since the beginning, I have always imagined in the back of my mind, being able to pass the company on to my children. Well, that was with the expectation that we would have a girl. And since it looks like there will be strictly frogs and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails running around this house, I had decided that there would just come a point when I would have to sell the business. That is until I discovered the incredible talent of my four year old.
Though he doesn’t know squat about pregnancy, his interview skills are through the roof! If you can answer his questions, then by all means…you’re hired! Donald Trump has nothing on my little B-man. With him as my company recruiter, we will be equipped with the best of the best to run this enterprise! However, now that I think about it, if that is the means in which we are hiring…then I’m fired!
You may know this interview process that I speak of. It’s something that my son puts me through daily to test my knowledge …and my patience. I often wonder if he is laughing inside. It goes something like this:
B: “Mommy, can I have some apple juice?”
Me: “I’m sorry Sweets, but we are out of apple juice.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because you drank all of it.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because you were thirsty.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because you must have played hard.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because you like to play hard.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because God made little boys that way.”
B: “Why?”
Me: “Because God is a creative God.
B: “What does ‘creative’ mean?”
Me (sifting through my “mommy dictionary): “It means being able to make neat things.”
B: “Why?”
Me (losing my patience): “Son, I’m sorry, but I don’t know why.”
B: “Why?”
Me (lost my patience): “I JUST DON’T KNOW. I’M SORRY. OKAY?!”
B: “Why are you sorry?”
Me (to distract him from the current conversation): “Would you like a cookie?”
B: “Yes! I want a cookie with some apple juice!”
And here we go again….
Now, take and implement that type of interview system in large corporations and in our government and that puts a much higher standard on qualifications!
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