Adolescent Development Gifts

'From six to to eighteen, they're always at that age.'

"Oh come now, darling. When I was your age, I felt different, too."

"Son, I think it's about time we had the TED Talk."

"If I had to guess I'd say your son's acne is the result of a sudden surge of hormones."

"Her first word was 'paparazzi'. "

"Did I hear the dog in here?"

"I see that he is growing as fast as your law firm."

'Why don't they make thumb-flavored baby food?'

'Sometimes I worry that I basically wasted my 2's.'

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

"They grow up so fast."

Mozart's First Movement - Baby Mozart is sitting on the potty.

"He likes it."

"She's been so creative lately."

T"ruly, Susan, I envy no man."

'You gotta learn to talk, Jeffrey -- it's part of the aging process.'

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

"He's not talking yet, but sometimes we give him peanut butter to make it look like he is."

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

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

"I'm so proud - she's already learning her shapes."

'What's play?'

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

Twenty-first century baby walker

(When I'm good I'm very very good, but when I'm bad I'm... Well….) (Horrid?)

'He's not talking yet, but his texting skills are excellent...'

Baby sees bottle with math formula marked, 'Baby Formula'.

"He doesn't really talk yet, but he does some sound bites."

"When did she start crawling?"

Baby Mozart.

"Now that I can talk, here's my speaking fee."

'Oh Darling, you must be so proud: Your first wart!'

"....But then I find myself saying, what if there isn't more to life than this?"

"You be the moral grandstander and I'll be the politically incorrect troll."

Baby Einstein. Baby Frankenstein.