(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Been more nervous than your child at a parent-teacher meeting
Accidentally whacked your kid’s head on a door frame while carrying them
Found yourself using a phrase you used to hate your own parents using on you
Told your kid “I’ll give you to the count of three…” and
Kept on counting.
Bought your child a present that you secretly wanted for yourself.
Sniffed someone’s bottom in public
Steered your kid towards watching more of that show, even though they didn’t really want to
Laughed when your kid said a swear word.
Cried way more than you did before having kids when watching shows or reading books about a child meeting a terrible fate
Spent more time on the toilet than you needed to, in order to have a break
Skipped entire paragraphs or pages of a story book just to make bedtime reading go faster
Watched an entire episode of a kids’ show and then realised that there had been no children in the room for the past 15 minutes
Had entire meals consisting of your children’s dinner scraps
Been forced to avoid fun rides or going for a dip in the ocean because you were responsible for minding/carrying everyone’s things
Had a crush on a children’s TV presenter
Prayed for rain or mild illness to avoid early morning soccer practice
Used your child to get out of a social engagement you didn’t want to attend.
“Lost” a toy of theirs that you found particularly irritating
Called your kid by their sibling’s name (or your sibling’s name, or the dog’s name)
Envied how clean a public bathroom was compared to your one at home
Taken advantage of your child’s lack of economic savvy, and paid them 25 cents to pull out weeds for two hours
Lied about your child’s age to get a discount
Eaten something off the floor because you were too lazy to go to the bin
Googled your sick child’s symptoms. Extra points if you lost sleep from the results.