Adolescence Transition Mugs

"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!

"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 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."

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

'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?'

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

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

Pubertry

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

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

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

'… 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!'

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

"I was 13 once. It was hard."

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

Carole Jean's First "Big Girl" Heels

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

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

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

"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!'

"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."

"Oh no, not dinner again!"

"Our little girl is growing up - this very morning she told me she hates me."