The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
ERMA BOMBECKAs a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Some emotions don’t make a lot of noise. It’s hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint – like a heartbeat. And pure love – why, some days it’s so quiet, you don’t even know it’s there.
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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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Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. “What shall we name the other one?” I smiled. She was not amused.
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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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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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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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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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One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is.
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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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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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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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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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