No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed.
ERMA BOMBECKEncourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
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When you’re lecturing teenagers and they begin to hum and leave the room, you can sense there is hostility.
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When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.
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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal.
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.
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Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
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When humor goes, there goes civilization.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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