Novelty t-shirts as an expression of parenting differences

The boy has kicked off summer with two new t-shirts, each related to interests he’s expressed, but also that probably are pretty indicative of things about his parents. Let’s see what you think!

First, from his mother (t-shirt from Zazzle):

(He’s a single-issue supporter of Obama: “Barack Obama is against the war.” It’s especially funny when he says this decked out in camo and pretending to shoot lasers.)

And then from me (via Retropolis Transit Authority) :

(You can also see this pic at the designer’s weblog.)

Now that I think about it, my mom sent my brother to school one time, late in the school year, wearing a t-shirt to express our collective frustration at his teacher’s fondness for projects that *clearly* required familial help: “I survived 72 4th-grade projects!”  (the number’s a guess).