Birthday For A Tech-savvy Teen Gifts

'Remember when he was younger and his invisible friends did not require a high speed Internet connection?'

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

Text Culture

"I don't know what else we can do. He won't look up from the screen!"

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

'I bought him to retrieve my e-mails.'

"Could you repeat that word?"

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

"Has the Wi-Fi seemed slow to you lately?"

"Yes, you were born into the era of passwords and user-names. . . why do you ask, Mycat_2014?"

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

'You can stick your filthy shell. I'm listening to the Arctic Monkeys.'

"Knapsack? It's a solar-powered, bluetooth, Wi-Fi, self-charging, two shoulder GenPak with smartphone charger and GPS."

"My mom's restricting my phone. She says I don't have enough Selfie Control."

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

'This program is geared towards the youth market. You give it up to five commands and it closes down in a huff!'

'I won't be writing this year, you can find my list on my blog.'

"Honey, are we watching TV or is it watching us?"

'If it 'tells' the time, why do I have to look at it?'

"No, I don't play. I just watch people play on the internet."

Social Networking.

"You're just gaming down there? Shouldn't you be issuing your first IPO for some billion dollar internet enterprise you've created?"

nstead of looking at fish bowl, a kid watches the fish on TV as they are being video taped.

The whole family can't wrench a teen away from his computer.

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

Go Play Outside - it's so real, you kids will almost smell the virtual fresh air!

You don't have to explain the software to me. I wrote it.

"He has the tweeting skills of a man twice his age."

"I'm asking you to write your name on the board. Surely you don't need your smart phone to help you spell your name!"

"I'll be glad when this is over and Sarah can be herself again."

Child hooking into a television

"Would you mind adjusting the vibrate on your phone? There's a seismologist on TV claiming there's been an earthquake in our neighborhood."