From a recent issue of The New Yorker. Artist: Zach Kanin.

Was this me?

My adult son assured me yesterday that my mothering style hasn't caused him to despair for his future. Haven't checked with my daughter yet but she seems happy enough so I'm hoping she'll say the same. But this cartoon seemed just a little too familiar.

Ha!

Happy New Year!

Ha!

A friend passed this along to me.

Talk about snarky. The New Yorker slipped these little cartoons into last week's issue. Guess they saw the end coming.

Don't you love the birds in his hair? But the toaster is my favorite.
Credit: Barry Blitt, for The New Yorker, May 9, 2011.

Oh, and these little cartoons are called "spots." Live and learn.