Family Learning Gifts

"It seemed like a long timeout."

"Ya know, 'DUH' can be a very hurtful word."

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

"Have you been on the moon again, young man?"

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"

"Would you like me to annotate that for you?"

Fear/Knowledge

A woman standing beside a stove full of steaming pots and pans.

Kid at bus stop to kid: 'Needless to say, I cured my Mom of her home-schooling kick.'

Cry babies.

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

'Well, it's your fault for wearing my slippers.'

Eternal Student.

A baby duck in a tiny car seat on the mother duck's back.

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

"I'd like the garden salad with the blue cheese dressing, and my mother would like me married by age thirty."

"Couldn't you have just laughed instead of spelling 'LOL' in your alphabet soup?"

"Studies show that children of immigrants are more likely to to take advanced math and science courses and more likely to take advanced placement tests in preparation for college."

The Baby Walker

"These are the very weapons your mother and I used in our famous duel."

'Ahhh...'

"Look Mommy, hat!"

'She's a very protectice mother!' - Lifeguard at Christening/Baptism.

My First Camera

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

The Bookworm

Accelerated reading. Slowpoke reading,

"According to mom the answers are all in this book!" "Too bad there's no pictures at which to look!"