"The woman who says, 'My kids are..." - Quote by Erma Bombeck

“. . . but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute - look at it and really see it - live it - and never give it back.”

“Many people are intimidated by doctors. ... People also feel stupid when they don't understand what a doctor's talking about the first time around, so they don't ask again. And let's be honest here, people. English is not a doctor's first language.”

“I became hysterical and frightened and begged for sedation. And that was just the first prenatal visit.”

“... I suppose that it is not so easy to go home and it takes a bit of time to make a son out of a stranger.”

“A father's a treasure; a brother's a comfort; a friend is both.”

“Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.”

“My daughter always behaved in restaurants. And if she didn't, she's going out. I mean, one of the parents is going to take her outside. Immediately.”

“Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown up children - and creatures so relatively selfish and cruel as children necessarily are without knowing it or meaning it, cannot be called natural.”

“My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.”