No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed.
ERMA BOMBECKKids need love the most when they’re acting most unlovable.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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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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Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
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Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another.
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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 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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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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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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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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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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I worry about scientists discovering that lettuce has been fattening all along.
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Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
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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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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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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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