Just Hit Them

I really, REALLY hate those signs people put up in their yards that look like a glow-in-the-dark cutout of a small child and read, "SLOW- Kids at play." People, if you can't keep your children from playing in the middle of the street, then you don't deserve to see them graduate from kindergarten. What kind of parent are you if you can't tell your children, "We don't play in the street. Cars belong on the street, and people belong on the sidewalk. It's dangerous to go out on the road, so just play in the front and back yards."? When I have kids, I'm going to put out a sign that says, "Please speed up so I can teach my kids not to play in the street." It's mutually advantageous.