A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
ERMA BOMBECKIf a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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He who laughs lasts.
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Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
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Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
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My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
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I read one psychologist’s theory that said, “Never strike a child in your anger.” When could I strike him? When he is kissing me on my birthday? When he’s recuperating from measles? Do I slap the Bible out of his hand on Sunday?
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Housework can kill you if done right.
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Time. It hangs heavy for the bored, eludes the busy, flies by the for young, and runs out for the aged.
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
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It is ludicrous to read the microwave direction on the boxes of food you buy, as each one will have a disclaimer: THIS WILL VARY WITH YOUR MICROWAVE. Loosely translated, this means, You’re on your own, Bernice.
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There’s something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she’s only measured water in it.
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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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Children make your life important.
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