Teen Leader Gifts

The voice of youth

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

'Well, Scout Smith, escort the little old lay across the street.'

Barack Obama's To Do list.

'When played backwards these say terrible things like 'do your homework' and 'clean your room.''

"Still believe leaders are born not developed?"

'When will I be old enough to have my own people?'

"Remember, we're the next generation so try not to blow it."

'I would love to run for class president, but I'm concerned about the vetting process. I once faked sleep during nap time in pre-school.'

'More hair than brains.'

"And the way you kids kick ass today will speak volumes about the leaders of tomorrow you will be."

Gracie for Queen...of the universe.

Welcome to your new English Class.

'What was the first music they ever said 'this isn't even music' about?'

Whatever!

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

"I attempted to circumvent the traditional trappings of a teen furlough...but I was thwarted by my czar-ish parental unit."

'I wouldn't worry too much about his communication skills....grunting is perfectly normal at his age!'

My dad's doing flowers for a huge sweet 16 party. Everyone's invited except me! Who cares? It's probably some loser who couldn't get anyone to come over without going over the top. Thanks, Em! You know what's important. Plus! We'll figure out whose party it is and crash it! You're my spiritual guide.

When a teen finds out his parents are volunteering in the youth group.

"Nicole, Kyle, would you guys burn my yearbook?"

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

'Dad, I decided not to get a tattoo in the end. Like you, I got a piercing, instead.'

Oh no! What's wrong? I tweeted a sarcastic insult about Brian Blount, my nemesis in the race for class president. So? So … the sarcasm didn't come through. All my followers think I was praising him. Oh. Yeah, well sarcasm's tricky online. Oh no! My followers are confused about where my loyalties lie. Oh no! Some of them are calling me a sellout. They're saying they're disillusioned! Oh no! Now they've split into two factions, those who say I'm a sellout and those who say maybe Brian Blount isn't

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

'I'm considering a run for class president. Do we have any skeletons in our closet I should first know about?'

"I'm class president. I need a really big airplane."

Mastering political faces.

Girl to mother: 'Don't call me a teenager. From now on, I want to be referred to as a pre-adult.'

'I know you were elected class president...'

I'm graduating! You'll have to pick a new eco-club president. How will we ever manage? Not sure. Tap tap tap tap tap. Now one else screws things up as well as she does! Of course

'Where's your self-hurt section?'

"Oh, I'm not worried about doing the job, if elected. I'm more concerned about facing the onslaught of lobbyists."

Pug 4 Life: 'It's a Dog Thing ... you wouldn't understand.'

'She always has her own way. She even writes her diary a few days in advance.'