Adolescence Transition Gifts

"Son, I really wish I could tell you that "Cowboy Ballerina" is a normal part of growing up, but... it's not."

Rebel without a pause...and another ting I'm not going to put up with blah!blah!blah!

'Teenagers!'

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

'Well, Tommy, you've grown a foot since the last time I saw you!'

"I hate you! You don't understand me and you don't understand my software!"

"I don't know why I worry...Baldo's just a normal boy. It's good to see him maturing...making friends...with nice girls...exploring new feelings...and desires.... You have to go home now."

'Since we're being so honest, perhaps I should mention that I liked you better as an egg.'

'Isn't it time you started thinking about cars instead of horsie rides?'

"Allowance?! Yeah, if you take out the trash, I'll allow you to keep living here."

"Wings will be cool, I guess, but I'm mostly hoping the braces and pimples fall off."

"Well, I've come this close to asking out Sylvia Sanchez. But I'm just an average guy! Nothing about me says 'I'm cool! Look at me!'"

'Dad, can I borrow the club tonight?'

"I don't know...but it seems like nothing ever changes around here. It's like we've been 15 years old forever!"

Pubertry

"The kids - Prince Englebert and Princess Felicia - would like us to move into the olde monarchs' home."

'And where have you been all day young lady? Your mother and I have been worried sick!'

'That was quite a birthday party - we played full-contact spin-the-bottle.'

'… and another thing … the only reason you know it's my birthday to begin with, is because we were all born on the same day!'

Is it true kids your age lie 14 times a day? That's outrageous! Yeah, mom. It's sooo off. Good to hear! 14 seems high to me. 8 sounds right.

"If you're going to drink, we'd rather you do it in the house where we can party with you."

You're not a little girl anymore

"All this running around you do at night … it’s killing your mother."

"I was 13 once. It was hard."

'You're at that awkward age where the others have figured out that you're a drone and you don't do anything.'

"I don't know what happened - he was such a good egg."

'Adolescents act like babies when they aren't treated like adults!'

"Shaving off your three whiskers doesn't make you older!"

You need to stay home and study. Mom! It's an educational opportunity

"With finances the way they are we had to give up the idea of a family holiday this year."

'I think he's beginning to notice girls.He's washed his face without being asked to!'

Carole Jean's First "Big Girl" Heels

"I feel sorry for kids these days - they're always being tested for something"

'Some of these young school leavers aren't remotely prepared for the realities of the modern work environment.'

"I think I'll be more relaxed once my secondary sex characteristics kick in."