Quotes

"Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."  ~Author Unknown

 "Family:  A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space. " ~Evan Esar
 

"There is no cure for laziness but a large family helps."  ~Herbert Prochnov

"Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories."  ~John Wilmot

"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."  ~Edward, Duke of Windsor, Look, 5 March 1957

"Never raise your hand to your kids.  It leaves your groin unprotected."  ~Red Buttons

"My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it."  ~Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant, 1968

 

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen.  When they're finished, I climb out."  ~Erma Bombeck

"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day.  It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken."  ~Bill Dodds
 

"If your children spend most of their time in other people's houses, you're lucky; if they all congregate at your house, you're blessed. " ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966