When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.
ERMA BOMBECKA grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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It is my theory you can’t get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture.
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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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Housework can kill you if done right.
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A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.
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Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.
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I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food.
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I haven’t trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I’ve never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
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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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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
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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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There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.
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I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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