Family Dynamics Philosopher Pillows

'The worst thing about getting old is having to your childrens' advice.'

"Mom, I don't like being the oldest child. It's lonely at the top."

"My granddaughter's first words to me were 'OK, Boomer.' I have no idea what that even means."

"Frankly, now that he's an obnoxious teenager, I find it more and more difficult to muster the urge to protect him..."

'Honey, I wish you wouldn't bring your work home with you!'

Relationship Warning Lights

Emotion of Mr. Kenwigs on hearing the family news from Nicholas

"My mom says I can start a rock band if I call it 'I Love My Mommy'. You in?"

'Stop cracking and hulling his seeds. He's accustomed to working for his food.'

'Everything I say to you goes in one ear and out the other.'

Children's Party

"I don't know...sometimes I think I don't spend enough time with them. What kind of role model am I?"

"You never told me your dad was so delightfully old-fashioned."

"Were we expecting a baby?"

"Adopted? It's cute how you think we would've picked you."

"Yeah, you could say I've got mother issues....she told me I have to move out!"

"Mom, please! I'm a married woman whose friends have been reviewed favourably by the New York Times."

"Because he's illiterate. That's why I have to read to him all the time."

'It's time to move out when Mom says...'

"I'll go to my room and do my homework, but I want time and a half."

'What did I learn in school today? You'd better sit down.'

'Hi, I'm Bob and I'll be your waiter ... and this is my wife, Susan, and her two children from a former marriage, Jimmy and Cindy.'

"I consider every member of our family to be like family."

"If we play house, Timmy, we can't live with my parents because..."

"I'm an oldest child trapped in the body of a middle child."

"Raymond's prospects look good, Daddy. . . He's pretty sure he's picked all six lotto numbers!"

"Good work Tim, you snatch it all: none of this sharing with your brother nonsense..."

"Get up at 7; leave for school by 8; no video games until after homework is done -- how about some regulatory relief?"

"This is not what I meant when I said you needed to practice your play fighting..."

'Will I have to be a mum when I grow up?'

"We located the hissing noise, Mr. Watkins. Your wife's mother is in the back seat."

"If you think the first half of this psychological test is intrusive, wait until you're grilled by me mother."

"What do I think is an appropriate punishment? I think an appropriate punishment would be to make me live with my guilt."

"Nicole’s parents celebrated her curious mind, even in those moments when it really depressed them."