Will You Be My Friend?

Wouldn't it be great (and efficient) if soul-mate material could be detected with eight simple questions? Use this quiz to find out whether you should take it to the next level with another mom or just continue casually playdating.

1
You're at my house for a morning playdate, and I bring out lunch. You:
Are psyched that you don't have to deal with getting lunch for your kid.
Remind me that your child doesn't like fruits or vegetables, secretly thinking you'll get a Happy Meal later.
Throw a body block between your kid and the potentially nonorganic, trans fat–filled plate I've dished up, then lecture me about the plastic flatware.
2
Your shorthand for your son's and daughter's private parts is:
Long John and Front Bum
Testicles and vulva
The dirty places
3
In a dark moment, you Googled:
Your eighth-grade boyfriend who dumped you for that whore at the seventh-grade Gym-Jam.
Anthony from the Wiggles, to see if he’s married.
The Yale University admissions policy, so you could start working on your 10-month-old daughter's application.
4
Our kids are at your house, and my kid—on the cusp of being potty-trained—poops his pants. You:
Laugh and offer me a clean pair of underwear.
Laugh and don't offer me a clean pair of underwear.
Quickly don a pair of rubber gloves, grab a can of Lysol, and throw his soiled undies in a triple-strength Hefty bag.
5
You and your daughter are getting ready for another kid's birthday party. She wants to wear a too-small, stained polyester SpongeBob pajama top. You:
Let her. Who cares? It's not exactly an issue of health or safety.
Force her out of it and into a pink lace dress with rosebud appliqués and patent-leather mary janes.
Force her out of it and into a black CBGB T-shirt and Diesel jeans.
6
I'm thinking about signing my kid up for swimming lessons this summer. You're:
Thinking about it too. But you also might blow it off for another year.
Opposed to making kids swim before they're "ready."
Considering Web-design lessons. After all, she learned to swim at 9 months, and she took Spanish last year.
7
We're pushing our kids on the swings, and another mother mentions that she watched Spinal Tap last night. You say:
"God, that takes me right back to being stoned junior year."
"You know, I didn't think that was very funny."
"Is that the new medical reality show on TLC?"
8
We're complaining to each other about our kids. You say that:
Sometimes you're not even sure you like yours.
Your kid used to be a problem, but you stuck him in his room for five days without food or water, and he's been great ever since.
You can't really complain—your kid is just a delight. Oh, and he never watches TV, doesn't like sugar, and tells you he loves you every night before bed.
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