A mother of two teenage boys, was constantly

A mother of two teenage boys, was constantly being asked to look for things they couldn’t find. Most of the time these items were directly in front of them. Seeing her frustration over this when it happened yet again, one of her sons remarked: “It’s not my fault, Mom. I don’t have ‘parental vision:”

Teddy came thundering down the stairs, much to

Teddy came thundering down the stairs, much to his father’s annoyance. ‘Teddy,’ he called, ‘how many more times have I got to tell you to come down the stairs quietly? Now, go back up and come down like a civilised human being. There was a silence, and Teddy reappeared in the front room. ‘That’s better,’ said his father. ‘Now will you always come down stairs like that?’ ‘Suits me,’ said Teddy. ‘I slid down the bannister.

Mrs. Ellis came home from

Mrs. Ellis came home from work one evening to find her three-year-old son lighting up a cigar. She raced into the kitchen where her husband was making dinner. “Hey!” she announced. “This is terrible! I just caught Matthew lighting a cigar!” “You put a stop to that right now,” he shouted. “That kid is altogether too young to be playing with matches!”