"Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for..." - Quote by Erma Bombeck

“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”

“I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, “Never mind! I'll do it myself.”

“Why would anyone steal a shopping cart? It's like stealing a two-year-old.”

“One of the most influential people in my life, in addition to my mother, was my grandfather P.V. Gopalan, who actually held a post in India that was like the secretary of state position in this country.”

“A grandparent will accept your calls from anywhere, collect.”

“I want to have young children although my mother and father are even now young sufficient to just take care of them.”

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”

“Why take pride in cooking, when they don't take pride in eating?”

“Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away from us nearly a year at school, and will enter Harvard University this month. He promises verywell, considering we never controlled him much.”