Independence Builder Gifts

'You may not realise it, dear. But, Daddy is helping you, by not helping you with your homework.'

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

Rocking horse

Mr. & Mrs. Stickfigure are expecting twins.

"First snowman?"

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

"It's a mobile."

"My parents said that until I find a job and move out they will not recognize me as a sentient being."

Building giant sand pies.

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

Saving for College.

"And lastly, for my infinite perseverance, self-control and fortitude, I'd like to thank the Internet trolls."

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

Education and Apprenticeships

'I hope it;s an express.'

"All I ask is a chance to ruin my life in my own way."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

Does your accountant share your enthusiasm for the future...We're fantastically excited about the new project!

Having installed a hydraulically operated wall in their 25-year-old's bedroom...

'I told you to not get Danny that Junior Carpenter set.'

Ethanol and foreign oil.

'Look, you can actually see Bill Gates' office from here.'

"Mr. Joyner, while you were out, your carefully constructed financial empire collapsed like a house of cards."

'I've had some strange cravings during my pregnancy. Such as the one to strangle my husband.'

"You have to let me make my own mistakes."

How to Build a Bungalow

Future site of Que Sera Sera.

'Are you two friends?' - 'No, we just hate the same people.'

Toy White House built incorrectly.

"We'd like you to think of it not as a 'brick', but rather as an essential component of a potential self-build project."

"To heck with a husband... just help me find a dependable electrician."

Nest Egg

Catalan sentence

'I want to go out of town so that I can become a fully independent person, but near enough so that I can bring my laundry home.'