A scene from Meet the Fockers 2004
Jack Byrnes

I don't care if they did call you Larry Poppins. You are completely unfit to handle a child.

Greg Focker

It was Barry Poppins.

Jack Byrnes

What kind of a sick cocktail were you going to make my grandson?

Roz Focker

Jack, the baby's teething. I told Greg to give him some rum to ease the pain.

Jack Byrnes

It was your idea?

Roz Focker

Yes.

Jack Byrnes

What is wrong with you people?!

Bernie Focker

You people?

Dina Byrnes

I used to rub bourbon on Denny's gums.

Jack Byrnes

Yeah! Look what happened to him. Greg, you couldn't follow a simple set of instructions?

Greg Focker

Jack, he was screaming. So I went in and I gave him a little attention. Okay?

Jack Byrnes

He's learning to self-soothe. These setbacks are disastrous for his development.

Roz Focker

The child is adorable, but you're not raising Little Buddha over here.

Greg Focker

Mom...

Jack Byrnes

What are you saying?

Roz Focker

I'm saying that I have seen that kid eat at least 15 boogers since he's been here. And I've got news for you, Jack,. Prodigies don't eat their own boogers.

Jack Byrnes

And I have news for you. Prodigies don't come in 10th place every time either.

Pam Byrnes

Okay, Dad. That's my fiancee.

Jack Byrnes

I'm sorry. It's just that I've never seen people celebrate mediocrity the way you do.

Roz Focker

Why? Because we love our son? We hug our son? Let's get down to it. The truth is, you're so concerned about that Little Jack, but I think that it's the Little Jack in you that is crying out for a hug.

Jack Byrnes

The Little Jack in me? [Greg is getting extremely frustrated]

Roz Focker

Jack, you have issues. I'm trying to understand why you run around with a rubber boob strapped to your chest. I mean, were you ever breastfed?

Greg Focker

Mom, stop.

Bernie Focker

Key question!

Roz Focker

My guess is no.

Jack Byrnes

Would you spare my the drugstore psychology?

Greg Focker

[everyone starts arguing]

Everybody! All right. Everybody just... Everybody just STOP! Okay?! [the arguing stops] Jack, I'm not going to make any excuses. Yes, Little Jack wouldn't stop crying, so I gave him some hugs and I let him watch TV. I went to answer the phone, I was gone a second, I came back in, he let himself out of the playpen, he put on Scarface, and he glued his hands to the rum bottle. Okay? That's it.

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