Aspiring Adult Gifts

'I stopped doing my thing when my father stopped paying for it.'

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

What else is there to wish for?

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

My coach wants me to go to soccer camp. Focusing on one sport isn't good for you. But mom! I'll develop crucial life skills. Let's see. "Landing endorsements, agents and college sports scholarships." The definition of "crucial".

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

"Because when you're drafted by the pros, you'll have to be able to sign your contract. That's why you have to attend first grade."

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

'Why not take some time off after high school...travel a bit...get a job...make some money...pay your own way through college.'

"I'd put his name down for Eton if I could spell it!"

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

'It's great that you want a career in football, Timothy, but don't you think being a striker would be more fun than being a goalpost.'

"When I grow up I'd like to model for a pasta company."

"The extent of your extracurricular activities in high school, may very well be participation in regular program of oral hygiene using an effective decay preventaative tooth paste, but that won't get you into a good university."

"You can achieve anything if you put you mind to it."

'When you talk about playing, 'at the next level', you mean lawyering, right, not the NBA?'

Charlie's medical advice always went in one ear and out the other.

'I want to go out of town so that I can become a fully independent person, but near enough so that I can bring my laundry home.'

"We thought we could put in the details later."

'I told my teacher that I won't be returning to school. I'm trying out for a pro basketball team, and her services are no longer required.'

'W e e e l l . . . my mum says I'm good at testing the patience of saints'

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

'I want to be a professional Polo player too when I grow up... Can I have your autograph please?'

"To be honest, it just collects dust."

'I want to be a professional Polo player too when I grow up...Can I have your autograph please?'

'One day, I plan to quit my job and settle down with a good book.'

"Coach said I can be catcher if I gain 30 pounds."

How to get ahead and how to get further ahead.

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

'It's true that a college degree might render you overqualified for your present position, but it's a chance I'd take.'

"Did you ever have that baby you wanted so much?"

New Years Resolutions: Join Gym. . .Cancel Gym.

"Eventually I'd like to settle down and start a few dozen families."

"The full partner look."