Erma Bombeck Quotes About Motherhood

We have collected for you the TOP of Erma Bombeck's best quotes about Motherhood! Here are collected all the quotes about Motherhood starting from the birthday of the Column Author – February 21, 1927! We hope you will be inspired to new achievements with our constantly updated collection of quotes. At the moment, this page contains 10 sayings of Erma Bombeck about Motherhood. We will be happy if you share our collection of quotes with your friends on social networks!
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

    Erma Bombeck (1996). “Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide”, Bbs Publishing Corporation
  • 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.

    Erma Bombeck (2013). “Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession”, p.8, Open Road Media
  • Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.

  • 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.

    Erma Bombeck (2013). “Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From America's Favorite Humorist”, p.240, Open Road Media
  • 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.

  • It's [motherhood] the biggest on-the-job- training program in existence today.

    Erma Bombeck (2013). “The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”, p.165, Open Road Media
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