"One thing they never tell you about..." - Quote by Erma Bombeck
One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.
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“Men who have a thirty-six-tele vised-football- games-a- week-habit should be declared legally dead and their estates probated.”
“When the history of guilt is written, parents who refuse their children money will be right up there in the Top Ten.”
“Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.”
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“My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.”
“My greatest hope is to be able to pass the same dreams and hopes and vision that I've been able to enjoy in my life, on to the next generation. Not just for my children - because with a mother like Michelle, my kids are going to be great - but for all children. There are too many children in this country for whom the American dream is so distant and the odds against them are so daunting.”
“I like children. If they're properly cooked.”