Thoughtful Parent Gifts

"Nature, nurture or a bit of both?"

"What did you learn in school today that I'd object to?"

'Do you mind if my son watches you cook? I'm trying to bring him up to be a vegetarian.'

"Sometimes ... I just want to run away."

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

Children in fancy dress on the way to music lessons

"But I brought you here so I wouldn't have to play with you."

'Dad, what is peace?'

Father nursing his sick child

'All cats have 4 legs and fur. I have 4 legs and fur...It's too hard to think anymore.'

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

At the Penguin fishing school: 'Gunvald has set the bar kind of high, gang!'

Humpty Dumpty wearing over-the-shoulder seat belt smiles smugly.

"Gosh, before you know it they'll be all grown up and making poor decisions that you can't comment on or ever make peace with!"

"Look Daddy, at least the poor economy hasn't affected the Tooth Fairy yet!"

Sweet Jailbreak

"We don't have a time-out chair in our Classroom Community, that's our mindfulness chair."

'Stressed out dogs relax through Yoga.'

'If you shoot your foot off don't coming running to me.'

"Mom, there's a monster under my bed. Can we keep it?"

"My mom says you can sleep on the top bunk if your parents will sign a release form."

'It appears that your son's problems stem from attention deficit disorder.'

"I bark, therefore I am."

'Good morning, Dad, It's your turn to be the cowboys!'

'That's not the image I wanted to leave him with.'

". . . and this little piggy said 'to heck with it. Let's all go down to the Market Tavern!'"

'Relax... breathe... visualize you inner dog treat...'

"Delia, I’d like you to meet one of my oldest and dearest friends."

"It's just the virtue signal - unfortunately, it doesn't do much."

'I never played baseball, football or soccer. . . I grew up in the 'concussion era'.'

'I've got the children busy finding a solution to the Middle East crisis...'

'Completely unacceptable. I don't know how any son of mine could… Oh. OK, I see you even failed the DNA test.'

"Where was I? I was either away from my desk or in a meeting."

"You shouldn't try for enlightenment if you are pregnant or may become pregnant."

"Am I a bad parent for giving him a weighted blanket?"