Parental Approval Situations Prints

'Clarice, you know our rule. You cannot date anyone who has...'

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

"He won't eat anything but corn."

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

'I wasn't playing hooky -- I was fleeing the deteriorating public school system.'

'If you are not careful, son, you will be mathematically eliminated from all of the Ivy League schools.'

Judge, jury and executioner.

New dunce caps

"It's all significantly less impressive once you realize these guys had free child care."

'Are you sure the children get plenty of exercise'

"...then click 'save settings', scroll down to 'done' and voila! You're on Facebook stalking Miriam's daughter's new husband."

"You just wait tilll your father gets home!!"

Where did Mommy go? Turtle Peekaboo.

Still a Disappointment to his Mother

'Do what I did. Tell your mother you want a pet snake. Then she'll get you a dog.'

"My dad doesn't nag me enough about going to college."

'See, I told you my dad would like you.'

'Please turn it down - Daddy's trying to do your homework.'

"They can't see you right now - would you like a bottle while you're waiting?"

"Is your dad in a good mood? We're heading into uncharted territory."

"Okay...seriously...it's nothing to worry about, Dad."

A Young Girl And Her Pet Cat.

'Hey! Who stole my stamp of grudging approval?'

"You want to borrow 1.2 million dollars to meet your school district's budget?"

'I don't think your dad likes me, Angie.'

"For goodness sake Dad, he's not a hippy: He's an Afghan Greyhound!"

'I'm worried he might be dyslexic!'

'Dammit, Tell! Practice on your own kid!'

School Lunches and Childhood Obesity.

The AdRams Family no.14 - Filtering the internet for kids

'I'm introducing a new system of speeding up the housekeeping chores.'

'Sure he's cute, smart and athletic. But my parents would approve of him and that wouldn't work for me.'

"Absolutely not!"

"You just destroyed your safe space."

'...And this is our spare son in case the first one doesn't live up to expectations'