Mike Quote #361
Quote from Mike in Hecking Order
Mike: Listen, I wanted to talk to you about letting Brick skip gym. I appreciate you trying to accommodate him, but that's the worst thing you can do.
Mr. Wilkerson: Look, I hear your concerns, and I agree with you. I want Brick to go to gym as well.
Mike: Oh. Great. Then you tell him to go to gym, and I'll see you at parents night.
Mr. Wilkerson: Hold up, hold up, Mike. It's not that easy.
Mike: Yeah, I think it is.
Mr. Wilkerson: Oh, uh, sorry. I... I have the answer ball, so just let me finish my thought. I want Brick to go to gym, but I want Brick to want to go to gym. You know, it's a question of motivation. You know, specifically, the sociocultural theory of scaffolding. We provide children with the building blocks to come to decisions on their own through positive reinforcement. Now it's your turn, Mike. [throws ball to Mike]
Mike: Okay. Instead of all that, you could say, "I'm the teacher. You're the kid. Go to gym."
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Quote from Frankie
Frankie: Hey, Mike, your kids have the crazy idea that in the hierarchy of this house, you're in charge.
Mike: Okay.
Frankie: Okay? Okay? Wait. You agree with that? You think that's accurate?
Mike: I don't know. I just got home. It's not inaccurate.
Axl: See? That's what I said.
Frankie: What? Why? What, because he's a man and I'm a woman? Why would you think he's in charge?
Sue: Well, he's scarier.
Brick: And he pays the bills and stuff.
Frankie: Okay, first of all, we are equally scary. We're equal in everything. We are equal. Just, look at the chart!
Quote from Frankie
Frankie: [v.o.] It was my fault, really. I'm the one who had the bright idea of family dinner. Actually, Oprah had the idea in her magazine. Oprah, who doesn't have kids.
Quote from Axl
Sue: Do you really think it's bad being the oldest?
Axl: Are you kidding? Mom and Dad have been all up in my business ever since I was born. When I started high school, they were all, "How's it going, Axl? How are your classes? Who are your teachers? Who are your friends?"