Here's a tip for parents.
If the U.S. census-taker ever calls at your home, don't let one ofyour kids answer the questions in your absence.
Several decades ago, I was at the punk-kid age where I thought mymom and stepdad were real dumb compared to moi.
The census-taker showed up at the front door.
Nobody was home but me.
The census-taker asked me the questions.
Some of my answers are still engraved in my mind.
That's because they caused me trouble later.
The census-taker asked how far my mother had gone in school.
I think I told him she got through seventh grade. Maybe.
The census-taker solemnly took note of that, then …
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