Childhood Romance Gifts

"Look, Emily. We have no chemistry. All we have is recess."

'It must be love if your sneakers melted!'

'I like a boy in my class. Do you have anything that smells like peanut butter?'

"Don't worry, dear. You'll grow."

"May I have this arythmic flail?"

"There was no other choice, Mom. It was a double dog dare."

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

"I'm not eating cookies before dinner. I'm having cookies for dinner!"

"I'll be a little late. I'm working a double shift."

'Come on, I dare you: I say you can't drink a whole dew drop...'

"You know who's tougher than all your little superheroes? The fossil fuel industry."

Tree house.

Teddy bear with a red balloon.

'He's maturing early.'

'Take my tip,sonny and say it with jelly babies.'

"Have mercy on me, Mama. Have mercy on Mr. Pitiful."

"Can Olaf come out to pillage and plunder?"

"Dammit, Pooh - don't let the heffalumps win!"

"But if I don't break stuff who will?"

"And with you on guard, I won't have to worry about that monster under my bed."

"Recess does things to a man."

"I'm doing whatever I feel like doing, before I reach the age of accountability."

'Don't touch that tooth, dad. I'm expecting the tooth fairy at any moment.'

"And my client will be seeking significant damages for being mistakenly placed in the naughty column!"

Serious Putty

"She was right -- Her teddy bear did squish your action figure!"

National Museum of Refrigerator Art.

Oh, no

Kindergarten. Today; Simon Says. I don't know who this "Simon Says" is, but he could make a killing in product endorsements!

"Being the smartest girl in third grade is going to Melinda's head."

'I want to chuck all the spelling and math and just get back to playing with blocks.'

Playground Pipe Dreams

"Use your inside scream."

He wanted a different one.

"We both see Ben as this summer's breakout child."