If the nest is truly empty, who owns all this junk?

Many people are intimidated by doctors. ... People also feel stupid when they don't understand what a doctor's talking about the first time around, so they don't ask again. And let's be honest here, people. English is not a doctor's first language.

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.

Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it.

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

A child develops individuality long before he develops taste.

My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.