Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it's still snowing.
Erma BombeckYou hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.
Erma BombeckSomewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.
Erma BombeckIf I had my life to live over again, I would have waxed less and listened more. ... I would have cried and laughed less while watching television ... and more while watching real life. ... But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it ... look at it and really see it ... try it on ... live it ... exhaust it ... and never give the minute back until there was nothing left of it.
Erma Bombeck