Parental Guidance Page #2

Garage activated. Vehicle charging.

Solar panels activated.

Good morning, Harper, Turner and Barker.

Waffles ready.

Coffee ready.

Time for breakfast.

But-but, Mom.

Honey, hold on one second. Uh-huh.

Well, I can have that up for

you in about three hours.

Yeah, one hour,

that's what I meant. Sure, I can hold on.

Stupid!

- What's the matter, honey?

- I missed a note.

Come and have breakfast.

You're going to get it.

You know that you always do.

Yeah, I'm right here.

Right. And when would that be?

That's so soon. You got to be kidding me.

Dad! Dad.

I'm the soysages,

Turner gets the Wheatie-O's.

Okay. Hey, babe, can you take over here?

- I'm on a call.

- I'm on a call.

Thank you.

But-but M-Mom! Th-The other

k-kids are gonna w-watch them.

Honey, I don't think you'd

really enjoy the Saw movies.

Remember when we went to see A vatar...

and you spent the last two hours

with your head inside my purse?

I- I-I was l-looking for the gum.

I'm right here.

I can't believe it.

My computer just crashed.

I'll have to call you right back.

Barker, can we discuss

some of the many other possibilities...

for today's wardrobe,

including some involving pants?

Honey, can I talk to you outside

for a second?

Sure. I have nothing but time.

D- Dad? C-Can I watch the Saw movies?

Sure.

Yeah!

Wait. That's way inappropriate.

Aw!

What's up?

Oh.

That was nice. Like a little mini date.

Crazy year, right?

I mean, the whole thing.

Moving to Atlanta for my job.

Yeah, it's had its challenges.

Well, guess what.

That was my boss on the phone...

and the R-life has been nominated

for "Best New Product of the Year."

Oh!

That's fantastic!

I know! They're flying us both next week.

Five days of lectures

and networking and love.

Oh. Saturday is Harper's audition.

Yeah, but it's at night.

We'll fly back early. We'll make it.

Also, Turner has speech therapy.

I have to buy Harper a

dress for the audition.

We're supposed

to take the kids to the symphony...

Honey, we haven't had a

vacation since Barker was born.

- That's five years.

- Mmm-hmm.

This conversation is the longest we've been

alone in months.

So, great.

I'll call my parents, they'll fly down.

They'll be happy

to watch the kids while we're gone.

A cruise. What cruise?

The one that we bought them

for their 40th anniversary.

I said just get them matching tracksuits.

Look, we'll figure something out, okay?

Well, we could always call your parents.

Oh, you're serious.

Yeah. They haven't seen the kids

in what, a year?

Ten months is not quite a year.

Call them.

- They're not coming.

- Don't you need to talk to them first?

You know that they're just going to

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