Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.
ERMA BOMBECKIf you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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For years, my husband and I have advocated separate vacations. But the kids keep finding us.
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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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My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.
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Women are never what they seem to be. There is the woman you see and there is the woman who is hidden. Buy the gift for the woman who is hidden.
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I was trampled to death by a man who believed his luggage would be the first piece off. If he were an experienced traveler, he would know that the first piece of luggage belongs to no one. It’s just a dummy suitcase to give everyone hope.
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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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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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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
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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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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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He who laughs lasts.
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Success is outliving your failures.
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