Just As I Thought

Parent: “Happy birthday! I’m gonna take you to Disneyland, then spend all day texting and not paying attention to you.”

May 5, 2012

Parent: “Happy birthday! I’m gonna take you to Disneyland, then spend all day texting and not paying attention to you.”

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