Paperwork

 Did you know when you become a parent you're signing up for a whole lot of paperwork? It starts at the hospital, where they won't let you leave until you fill out all the forms that prove you had a baby. And then it continues at every doctor appointment. How a parent could ever forget her child's birthday, I don't know, since it has to be written on three separate forms every two months (or more, if you're lucky enough to get a baby prone to ear infections). And then they start school. That's when wise parents should invest in a pallet of ballpoint pens.