Erma Bombeck Quotes About Motherhood
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Remember, you can lead a fifty-seven-year-old body to motherhood, but you can't make it stay awake.
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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it's still snowing.
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When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
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The art of never making a mistake is crucial to motherhood. To be effective and to gain the respect she needs to function, a mother must have her children believe she has never engaged in sex, never made a bad decision, never caused her own mother a moment's anxiety, and was never a child.
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out.
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Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.
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Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.
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Motherhood isn't just a series of contractions; it's a state of mind. From the moment we know life is inside us, we feel a responsibility to protect and defend that human being.
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Spend at least one Mother's Day with your respective mothers before you decide on marriage. If a man gives his mother a gift certificate for a flu shot, dump him.
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It's [motherhood] the biggest on-the-job- training program in existence today.
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