Funniness

We're watching the movie version of Speak, the book they read for English class. In the movie, the Dad says to his daughter when she walks up, "Hey Stranger".

Hanni: What kind of father calls his daughter a stranger? [Laughter]
Yusef: I know, right? 'Hi Hanni stranger'. [More derisive laughter]
Hanni: Crazy, that's so mean. Calling your daughter a stranger.

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At one of our family meetings---which usually revolve around schedule conversations, because, they have daily itineraries that would rival the Obama kids, and I respond as any event planner would: with planning--I explain that I will not see them after school and won't be home until they go to bed because I have a work fundraiser to go to.

I explain that I expect them both to come home after school and start their homework, I review food options, transportation to practice, etc.

Hanni pouts and says they'll miss me. He looks down and starts drawing on his notebook.

Yusef says: I'm coming home after school, packing all my stuff. Then, I'm going to practice. After practice, I'm not coming home.

Me: Why, where are you going?

Yusef: I'm moving to Manhattan. And I'm dropping out of school.

Me: You found a better family?

Yusef: Yes, I'm gone after tonight. That's it. I'm moving out.