The Art of Good Enough Parenting

"Hay is for horses, not people." So says Mrs. Lambchop in every volume of the children's chapter series, Flat Stanley. My kids think this is funny and have started repeating it whenever I start a sentence with "Hey," as in, "Hey, did you remember your library books?" The kids immediately holler, "Hay is for horses!" which leads me to wonder: Aren't I the one who is supposed to be imparting such pithy lessons?