"I'm used to this kind of thing, " he joked.

"She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child, " Bush said as the crowd burst into laughter.

It is because of drollerythat these lovable, kind-hearted people are so irresistible.

You know I understand all the inferior animal tongues. My too great application to the study of them is the best excuse I can give for the little progress I have made in your charming language.

Ms. Chua makes fun of her own extreme style of parenting. She says she eased some of the pressure after her younger daughter rebelled and shouted "I hate my life!