Childhood Observer Prints

"It's hard to believe the adults think he's so lovable!"

"Watch yourself--we're under surveillance."

'I'm the only one in my class who hasn't got a syndrome.'

#Whyneighborsdon'tknowtheirneighbors

'Wentworth Street, Whitechapel'

"You're not the same pupa you were when we first met."

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

"It's his emotional support animal."

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

"Should we put down what we think is right, or what we think you think is right?"

"Where am I going to college? I thought this was college."

'People have been known to lose an eye when a wink goes seriously wrong.'

Non-Uniform Day Today.

"Mom said mopping up my snow tracks is a good start for my bucket list."

'If your cell phone has five hundred minutes, and you use one of them during this class, how long will you be in detention?'

The new boy was teased for being different.

'She's the worst gossip I've ever come across.'

Child development. How children change.

"Bob, you've been warned before. You can't come to prayer just to gather gossip material."

Young girl asks young boy what time he wakes in the morning

'When the baby sitter gets a standing ovation, I don't know whether to be pleasantly surprised or suspicious.'

Teacher to king and queen: "He keeps invading other children's space."

How to sleep when you're a kid...

"This neighborhood has a strong sense of community that borders on siege mentality."

"He added the computer, TV and cable box. Apparently, sand wasn't enough."

"I'm starting to miss the summer people. It's been weeks since I glowered."

'He can call whoever he wants, she's still not parking that thing in my classroom!'

"Think you could teach your kid to throw straight?"

Junior's Towel

"This is highly confidential, so, yes, we built a little fort."

"You must be brave now, Randolph! You. . . You. . . You are adopted!"

'Don't you think he's a little to young to take up fishing, Ralph?'

"Needs ketchup."

'All those years of teaching me to walk and talk. . . now all they want is for me to sit down and shut up!'

"I tried talking to the principal about what I’d be teaching next semester, but he kept changing the subject."