Teen Relationships Prints

'Spike, meet my dad - he overreacts.'

'Sorry, I failed sex education.'

'Look, love, playing hard to get clearly isn't working. How about playing easy to get instead.'

"My boyfriend's fifteen. . . do you have any perfume that smells like pizza?"

"May I have this arythmic flail?"

'Hey Einstein, how about converting some of your mass into energy and getting this place cleaned up?'

"Three more years of high school."

Wordplay: Hibernation.

A Punk Rocker Cocoon.

The Brothers Grime

"He's gone goth"

'So Kyle - have you considered the challenges of van driving?'

PROBLEM AREAS

"Maybe if I make myself inconspicuous I won't be called on."

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

'I think there was a typo in the lab instructions.'

Fishbowl rebellion.

"I've tracked our GPS coordinates over the past week dad. Well, we're roaming the plains alright!"

"Raymond's prospects look good, Daddy. . . He's pretty sure he's picked all six lotto numbers!"

"My parents said that until I find a job and move out they will not recognize me as a sentient being."

Mom? Eco club is starting a campaign to eat local food. Good idea. Would you please pack me a lunch from organic stuff grown near here? Ok. I'm sure we have something. Thanks! Oh, boy. A beet sandwich.

"Shouldn't you use a plate?"

What are you looking for in a college? A strong environmental program. Ok. Pick 4 or 5 we could visit. I've got 3 days for the trip. There's one in Ohio. Can do. One in Maine, Iowa and California. You need a good geography program. Here's another one. Where's St. Paul?

"Well, I've come this close to asking out Sylvia Sanchez. But I'm just an average guy! Nothing about me says 'I'm cool! Look at me!'"

"I'll be glad when this is over and Sarah can be herself again."

Do you ever wonder if there's really a higher power? What do you mean? Is there an all-knowing being that keeps track of you? That always knows where you are

Teenage Angst.

'Dad, can I borrow the club tonight?'

'It's just full of dirty laundry but it makes me feel much more hip.'

'I'm going to bed...whatever...'

'This book thing, Mum, where do I plug it in?'

'Don't forget to put gas in the car and the mower.'

This year I'm a different person. I'm starting school as the new, cooler me. Way to go, Twig! Diner. Everyone will notice the change. It feels kind of risky. I've never worn my hair down!

The 5 paragraph essay is sooo stupid. Why do we have to learn it? So you can get good SAT scores. That will get you into a good college, and then a good job. So you never have to write another 5-paragraph essay again.

"And this is my oldest son I was telling you about. The one that eats like a horse."