Parent-child Gifts

'Okay, Mom. I'm sorry I re-gifted one of the kidneys you gave me.'

'Pick up your feet when you walk.'

"OK, let's try the old 'tell Mommy her sweatpants make her look skinny distractor' on three."

"That's enough TV violence for one day, young man!" "Aww, mom!" "...And now back to live coverage of today's Black Friday sales." "Ow!" "Hey!" "Quit shoving!" "Mine!"

I've told you a million times, dad! RUGL means "Rolling Under Ground Laughing."

You're like a son to me, Rudy. Really? Yes. You're an excellent babbler. When I look into your eyes, I can see the first stirrings of intelligence

'Listen kiddo, I don't care what your GPS suggests: We always follow the same migration route!'

'Young man, face it. There's not going to be a regime change around here!'

Naive.

'Dad, try to catch some jellyfish to go with my peanut butter.'

"Papi, can you take me to the carnival at the mall?"

"You call that a made bed?"

"Hang on, if our life expectancy is 3 months and winter is 8 months away, why should I waste my time storing food for winter?"

"Approaching 10,000 steps."

"It's amazing, Darlin', just how fast the kids grow up!"

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

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

"Your food didn't melt, young man... this is the soup course."

"Being raised in the city, Fred didn’t quite grasp the true purpose of a game camera."

"Bark or stare? Always a tough decision. Bark? Maybe stare? Whimper? Maybe? Meanwhile, stare."

"And the last little piggy cried, 'Oui, oui, oui' all the way home."

"Tell me about this fear of couches."

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

'Personally, I don't like to play Fetch, but it makes him happy.'

"Just be yourself."

"The good old days of eating the washing off the line are all gone methinks: The farmer has bought an electric dryer..."

'Couldn't Peter claim Mr. McGregor's garden was an 'attractive nuisance?'

Polly txt speak

"Is he talking yet? I was hoping he could help me with my new phone."

"Did I hear the dog in here?"

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

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

'I stay trim because of high metabolism. Theirs, not mine.'