Parenting Challenges Ponderer Prints

Bring your child to work day.

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"Frankly, now that he's an obnoxious teenager, I find it more and more difficult to muster the urge to protect him..."

"They must be grown-up ducks, because they're eating the crusts too."

"Sorry, that was just the wet diaper talking."

"Were we expecting a baby?"

'And when your mother said that you would never be an Olympic gymnast, how did that make you feel?'

'When do they learn to stand upright?'

'Hey Mum, look what I caught!'

"Some day you'll look back at this and remember me as the person who taught you to fear water."

'Mom says she has a souffl

'You're due in September, however, since you're not mentally ready, let's make it October!'

"Mom, are you going to properly vet the baby before you bring her home from the hospital?"

"I needed a gig to tide me over between baby booms."

"Sorry I'm late with my grades. I was busy removing the 'Honor Roll' bumper sticker from the car."

"Weeds are like kids. They grow up so fast."

"Really? After all these years of you begging me to let you come and howl at the moon, now that you're a teenager, it's not cool to be seen with your dad!"

'Male, 38, still living with his parents. They asked us to keep him overnight, so they could change the locks.'

'Daddy! There's a Politician in my closet!'

'WOW, congratulations, Ma'am! You're having Quads!'

"It's quiet in here. I suppose it's off the popular tourist route!"

"it's just... we're too lazy to have any of our own."

'Well, great! I raise you to be a vicious bird of prey, and you wanna be a songbird!'

'When are you going to take it out of its original package?'

"You'll find they stay pretty needy 'til about 300 months."

"Seventy-seven. How about yours."

'Ted, you won't climb the corporate ladder if you keep taking paternity leave!'

'My kids don't understand me.'

Children.

"I was hoping you'd have outgrown that by now."

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

"Math would have been a 'A' if you factor in the fudge factor. I got caught fudging on the final."

'He was raised by sparrows!'

'What a coincidence....that's my mum's name to!'