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How To Parent And Continue Building An H-Bomb In The Summertime

3 min readJun 5, 2025

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It’s summertime, and guess what that means? The kids are home from school. Cue the collective sigh of all the parents trying to build an H-bomb right now. If you thought splitting atoms in your basement was challenging, try entertaining rambunctious offspring all summer long. It’s enough to drive you even madder than you already are!

Unfortunately, research has found that nearly 90% of mad scientists quit trying to build an H-bomb after just two weeks because of the onslaught of summer activities they have to prepare for their children. But just because school is out, doesn’t mean you have to let go of your maniacal dreams. In fact, it’s even more motivation to buckle down and get that H-bomb operational once and for all.

Get an early start

It’s amazing how much work you can get done on your H-bomb in the quiet hours of the early morn, before the little cherubs are awake. Take advantage of this time! The early bird gets the H-bomb, and nothing mixes quite as well as the smell of coffee and depleted uranium when you’re insane.

Shed the idea of perfection

So many people building an H-bomb think it has to be perfect. But “perfect” is the enemy of “good,” and so are people who are building H-bombs. Let go of…

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r.j. kushner
r.j. kushner

Written by r.j. kushner

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