Break the apron strings, boys need to be responsible and that's impossible if he's that attached to mommy that he can't attend public school?
Nice: "What is your definition of responsibility?" (Allow for common response such as 'being independent, acting like an adult, being able to function without mom around to shelter him, etc) "Oh- that's exactly how we feel about responsibility and are training him to do exactly that."(alternative response- look relieved and say, "Oh good! He's already mastered that- I thought you must have had something much more difficult in mind.") - Mrs. D.
Sassy: "The local PS does offer a health class on how to be a responsible teen father...hmmm...that is a thought...thanks for the tip!" - Mrs. D.
"I thought I'd stop parenting my children when they grew up and not let the people who can't properly deliver mail raise my kids." Or "fill in potholes" or whatever your government pet peave is. - SISTERBLUERO
"I love my kids enough to shelter them from what they can't yet handle, expose them to what they can handle, and prepare them for the real world in a way they can handle." - NETTIEZOOM
"Gads yes! You want to adopt them? They're available for 60 bucks apiece. Only thing is you have to pay for shots and get them fixed. Oh, and they are pretty much housebroken, but they're not leash trained. I'll bet the public schools will help you there." - EPHIELEMMONS
"A-He's only 5, don't you think I should? B-I do realize that I have to let them out of the bunker sometime. C-That's the job God gave them to me to do." - JAZZYMAM1
"I thought apron strings were supposed to be cut not broken (ignores the obnoxious question and exposes ignorance)." - SHYACO
