Friends of ours told us they got a dog so it would prepare them for having kids. Of course, they were at our house and their dog was locked in a laundry room peeing all over the floors. My husband and I make that remark to each other after we visit them and witness them in action with our children. Then we laugh hysterically...
well i suppose that is a step up from adopting a cabbage patch doll as parenting prep!