Quote from Axl in Taking Back the House
Sue: Well, we... but... but... but what are... what are we supposed to do? We'll be... bored. Mike: We don't care. That's the beauty of it. Frankie: Mm-hmm. Axl: This is unfair. You're parents. It's your job to put your kids first. Mike: Who says? Axl: [scoffs] I'll tell you who says. The Giving Tree. You're the ones who read us the book. The tree gave up all its leaves and... and its apples and its branches, and it let the little boy cut it down so it could be a canoe, and it didn't complain and go nuts and kick anyone off the TV. No! It wanted to be a stump! It was happy! Frankie: [chuckles] I don't think he was happy. I don't think he had the guts to do what we're doing, say "no." Well, your dad and I aren't stumps. Not anymore.