<p>They **** you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.</p>
<p>But they were ****ed up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.</p>
<p>Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.</p>
<p>What?! There must be some mistake! Surely we can manipulate the genes (haven’t we already cracked the DNA code?) to produce perfectly happy offspring! I mean, what’s this country coming to?! Why it’s, it’s Un-American to not be able to positively affect something…isn’t it?!</p>
<p>I love the Onion. I frequently wondered as going from stage to stage with my kids whether “this” was the event that would permanently screw them up for life. It turns out, yes, they ALL were!</p>