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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Erma Bombeck

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.
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Clothes Live Luck Myself Society
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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Fun Funny Mother Water Wrong
Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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Children Encouragement Independence Lose
Never have more children than you have car windows.
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Advice Children Funny Yourself
One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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Beginning Different Husband Vacation Wife
Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
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Funny Pieces Travel Yourself
Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Determination Difference Fame Greatness Success
As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
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Believe Book Children Friendship Herself Library Myself
Children make your life important.
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Children Important Literature One Liner Worth
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
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Family Judgement Mom Understand
Kids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
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Act Children Forgiveness Love
I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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Exercise Insect Inspiration Woman
Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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Give Up Guilty
A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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Kindess Night Oneself Parents Price
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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Angry Book Children Family Funny Hands Kiss Myself Reading Theory Yourself
I remember thinking how often we look, but never see … we listen, but never hear … we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.
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Alive Existence Feeling Laughter Life Listen Myself Place Remember See Thinking Voice

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

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