Escaping Parent Trap With Ward and June, Al and Peg
How many times have you pleaded with your parents using something similar to: “Laura’s parents are going to let her. . . . “ or ‘Jim’s parents say they don’t care. . . . “?
And how many times have you wished for parents who were more understanding, more liberal and more with it ?
Hot Topics wonders, “If you could trade in your parents for one day, who would you want as replacements?”
“Julia Child for my mom and Donald Trump for my dad. It would be nice to come home from school and eat a gourmet meal, then go the mall and spend a few thousand dollars.” Tina Toochinda, 14, freshman, Dana Hills
“Cindy Crawford and Andrew Dice Clay.” Darren Brown, 15, sophomore, Los Alamitos
“Just for one day? Albert Einstein, and Madame Curie. I need to ace my science project.” Mark Grene, 17, junior, La Quinta
“Homer and Marge Simpson.” Aaron Sullivan, 16, junior, Mater Dei
“Maj. Anthony Nelson and (I Dream of) Jeannie.” Howard Kaplan, 16, junior, Valencia
“June and Ward Cleaver.” Jennifer Miller, 15, sophomore, Los Alamitos
“If I could trade in my parents for one day, I would choose Mr. and Mrs. Brady of ‘The Brady Bunch.’ They never really get angry at their kids, and they are All-American parents.” Karen Lin, 14, freshman, Dana Hills
“The Flintstones.” Heidi Thompson, 16, junior, Mater Dei
“Jason and Maggie Seaver (‘Growing Pains’).” David Fenstermaker, 17, senior, Valencia
“Pee-wee Herman, because I’d have the most original dad in the world.” Nam Pham, 15, freshman, La Quinta
“Slash and Axl Rose.” Nikki Monninger, 16, junior, Los Alamitos
“I would trade them for the Jetsons.” John Stratman, 16, junior, Mater Dei
“Mother Earth and Father Time.” Jason Shifrin, 16, junior, Dana Hills
“Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. I always thought I deserved to be a princess.” Kelli Newland, 16, sophomore, La Quinta
“Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts.” Christine Heinrichs, 15, sophomore, Los Alamitos
“The Cleavers because I’d be the Beaver’s brother.” Linh Toe, 14, freshman, La Quinta
“Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear.” Ashley Ulrich, 16, junior, Los Alamitos
“I’d choose Al and Peg Bundy--maybe after that my real parents wouldn’t be so bad.” Alicia Flores, 16, junior, La Quinta
“I love my parents and would never trade them in for even an hour.” Michelle Tabony, 16, junior, Mater Dei
Next Week’s Hot Topic:
What would be your ideal way to spend Spring Break?
