
Kids these days!
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Ok. Which one of you is the real mom and which one is the surrogate?
“See what happens when you get them to stop whining.”
I said, “Dance!”
The gun rack is back-ordered.
Why yes… we ARE from Texas! How did you know?
He’s very demanding.
You know your a redneck when.
Sally and Sarah ponder gay marriage, as little Savannah is directed more towards the 2nd amendment.
It’s amazing how much more work it is to take a walk in the park these days…..
The next generation of the NRA takes to the street.
Does she know the safety is off?
Taking candy from a baby, my ass.
“Is this your gunny wunny?”
she had no idea Benjamin Buttons could be such a jerk in his old age
quick, do what he says..give him his binky, GIVE HIM HIS BINKY!!
Oh, that’s just his pacifier.
What could I do? He called shotgun.
Well, your right Margie, if the liberal judges won’t put the child molesters in jail, just let the child shoot the molesters.
Yes, this is Dick Cheney’s kid.
Well, we’re all looking for ways to cut expenses these da– OH! PIGEON!
“I knew that shotgun wedding was a bad thing. Now look what’s happened?”
“Yeah, I wonder what Dr. Spock has to say about this.”
“Finding a babysitter is damn near impossible!”
“I’m gonna sue the hell out of that sperm donor center!”
Sarah and Cara should have never told baby Billy he had to be the man of the house
Jimmy adopted a new method of communication after Bill Cosby and “Kid’s Say The Darndest Things” humiliated him nationally.
Tristan and Carissa knew their hands-off parenting approach wasn’t working after a brief walk in the park.
“I think he’s trying to tell you it’s time his feeding.”
He got tired of people pinching his cheeks.
His diaper isn’t the only thing that’s loaded.
I don’t like it either, but the NRA has been recruiting aggressively these days.
Oh for the love of..just pinch his cheeks and no one will get hurt!!
His platoon is being deployed again in late August.
Marla, you really should rethink leaving him at the NRA daycare center.
I’ve heard of colicky babies but this is just ridiculous!
We watched invasions of the Mommy snatchers last night and Junior is taking any chances.
Now that’s what I call a baby boomer!
“Honey,I can`t understand why our neighbours keep avoiding us.”
We’re opposed to robbing the cradle!
Ever since he started watching Family Guy he’s been acting this way…
No, JESSIE is HIS first name…!
Grandaddy Heston, is SOOooo proud!
No one really bothers us on our walks now, so I think it was a pretty good idea to add the gun.
It’s really going to edge out the competition when he applies to preschool.
Oh how cute and a double barrel too…
It’s just a phase…he’ll grow out of it.
I’m not sure if this is better than video games or not.
He just keeps saying ‘I’m hunting wabbits’ over and over again.
I’m taking little Justin to his first audition. He’s trying out for the new reality show, “Kill The Nanny”.
He’s still having a bit of trouble with his aim…
Bad news is he killed our guard dog. Good news is he’s cleared the drug lords out of our neighborhood.
“With all these liberals in office, I just didn’t feel like my kid was safe outside anymore.”
I’ve tried taking his gun away, but believe me, it’s NOTHING like taking his candy!
Whatever you do, Nancy, don’t say p….u….l….l!
…and do you know what he said? ‘From my cold dead hands!” Can you beleive that?!
I’m starting to worry about Jr.
He’s the only one on our street with breech-loader. I feel like a failure as a mom.
Change the diaper and no one gets hurt!
Palin morning stroll.
Rosemary’s baby has got nothing on this kid!
We picked it up at “First Guns-R-Us.” They said he’d grow into it in no time!
He couldn’t decide if he wanted to the the cowboy or the Indian, so I just let him be both.
En outre, l’enthousiasme lors de la description de vous montrer qu’il est absolument contagieux
Some kids like to carry a security blanket around. My kid, he just wants security.
“This is what I get for marrying the head of the NRA!”
“Hey, point that somewhere else, Junior—I DID NOT take your binky!”
“All the kids at the Texas Tots Day Care Center carry now, Jane, so I didn’t want Donnie to feel left out.”
oh junior….don’t mind him, he has been a little over protective since we had him circumsized
How’s this for “significant risk of harm”, DHS bitch?
He got it from his daddy, he’s a postal worker, guess it runs in the genes.
“Thank god we only let him watch Rambo and not the Texas chainsaw massacre.”
“I wouldn’t mention that you’re a fan of president Obama again if I were you.”
Sigh. It seems like yesterday that he was carrying a six-shooter.
Gun ownership laws are getting less and less strict.
You don’t think I’m an over-protective mother, do you?
Well, I’m not gonna let him get a tattoo until he’s at least ten!
I know it doesn’t match her outfit, but the M-16 seried don’t come in pink!
Correction/edit above;
I know it doesn’t match her outfit, but the M-16 series didn’t come in pink!
1- “He’ll be ready for whatever comes his way!”
2- “He’ll grow into it!”
What’s he protecting himself from now that Michael Jackson is dead?
“For all you sons of bitches who got something bad to say about me having two mommies, well let’s just say I got something for ya!! POW!!”
He is starting to compensate early.
Dick Cheney’s first hunt.
“Cassandra wanted a Tiffany rattle, Jason wanted hand woven silk onesie and Jackson here wanted an antique 1874 double barrel break action shotgun…….I just can’t say no to these kids”
“He so DEADLY and PRECIOUS!!!!!!! I can’t wait have one of my own!”
Don’t worry it’s not loaded
Now what did I tell you about pointing that thing at people?
“Well,if this Bank Heist doesn`t work,the Dwarf goes straight back to the Circus.”
“They accidentally spliced Charlton Heston’s DNA with a daisy.”
Oh, Mrs. Heston, little Charlton is so cute I bet he could be in the movies!
Go ahead, make his day.
Did you notice that there are no more pigeons in the park?
What?? He’s just a little protective over his toys and mommy. He’ll grow out of it.