Parenting Escapism Gifts

"Now that the kids are in jail, maybe we can take the vacation we always wanted."

Winter Coat Check at a Tropical Destination's Airport

"Talk, Wallace - where'd you hide the loot?"

Desert Island BBQ

"I don't know if I can do 'Gilmore Girls' today. I'm not sure I'm feeling up for anything involving witty yet poignant repartee."

'I said you're next, Hibblemeyer. . . Hibblemeyer!'

"I'd like to book 10 days going anywhere they've never heard of Brexit."

"Me, as soon as I'm old enough, I'm out of here! I'll go and join my older brother: he's a beach bum in San Diego, California..."

I've decided to shift down a few gears.'

Addicted to reading

'No hay, no grooming, no mucking out and they live in the broom cupboard!'

The ride with the shortest lines at disneyworld...

"That's you nomad's answer to everything...ROAD TRIP!"

'Anyone else want to get up and leave before the game is over?'

'BEEP! BEEP! Pregnant Lady Reversing!...'

I've decided to run for office so I can spend more time away from my family.

'I think it may be a limited edition.'

"A storm rages from the East - tell the men to get below and snuggle up for movie night."

Young Houdini

"Oh please, go on, just for the weekend."

"No thanks, I need time away from madness."

Ronnie 'the chameleon' waits for a break in the traffic, before making his break for it...

'To attract the most talented spies we're changing our package . . . to jammie dodgers and a gobstopper.'

"No, son, there's no severance package."

"This is highly confidential, so, yes, we built a little fort."

'May I borrow your hard hat? I'm going to try and go into the kids' room.'

Desert Island Water skiing.

Dating... In the age of the coronavirus

Why do you hate blockbuster movies? Why do you hate documentaries? I don't. I love spending two hours watching the very life I'm trying to escape. Oooh, fun, bittersweet insights into the complexities of living in modern life. Document this! My camera lens isn't wide enough.

"Is there no escape from escapism?"

'I can't wait 'till I die so I can get off this stinkin' island!'

I wonder what it says about our society that we consider reality shows escapist entertainment.

'Looks to me like one of us in the wrong cartoon.'

Mom? Any chance you could take the kids to your friend's lake cabin? Trying to get them out of your house? Roger. I want to put the vacate" back in vacation.

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