Modern Role Model Enthusiast Pillows

"Our action figures this year: a genetic engineer, a venture capitalist and a hacker."

"Okay, you both know the rules: no trash talk, no batting the other guy all over the house if he’s unconscious, watch the claws and nails..."

'I guess there are lots of rotten jobs, Gramma...I hope I don't have to clean the taco hut forever.'

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

'I made my own list of My World's 100 Most Powerful Women!'

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

"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."

'I hate it when they emulate their major league heroes.'

Statue of Female Executive

'Which fashion magazine do you recommend?'

"Gracie, Frida Kahlo was a controversial figure... She was a strong independent woman...but she also had the courage to be different and unique."

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

"I'll give you a cookie if you promise to paint me as a pillar among women in your future memoir."

"If you get to be a stay-at-home dad, why can't I be a stay-at-home daughter?"

"And what if I don't want to be Jack or Ennis?"

"My name is Jose Hernandez, and my story begins when my parents moved from Mexico to the United States to work the fields. I would find my own special calling."

'It's simple, really. This line stays high and sets a good example for the other line.'

"These LARPERS are a bit more subtle and reality-based."

"I don't want to be a king like Dad - I want to be a pirate like Grandpa!"

'Except...That.'

'...Just like Daddy!'

Lucy Bronze

"Wanna play doctor?"

"I'm Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor!"

Hall of Fame

"If he can run for mayor, I bet I can be mayor some day too!"

'I had everything going for me, but I could never find the right person to inspire me.'

"Ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous Harry Styles."

'Who wants to play celebrity rant?'

"Why do you always get to be the gay icon?"

"Why are you smiling?"

"There! I have enough reserves to seriously consider retirement. All my years of hard work have paid off! This Halloween pushed me over the 50-pound mark."

"I find it very significant that you would rather play house."

'I know, let's try role reversal. I'll drone on and on about my miserable life and we'll see how you like it.'

"My teacher noticed you weren't at parent teacher night. She wanted to ask you why I never take an interest in anything."