Subject: Family » Children (Page 11)

Out of the mouths of babes come things parents never should have said.

Without identical twins, you’ll never get to experience entering a hotel room with one of them and watching him run into the full-length mirror because he though he saw his brother.

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter

Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.

[Charles Dickens] was the bravest man who ever lived; he fathered ten children before they became tax deductions.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Birth control that really works – every night before we go to bed we spend an hour with our kids.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

Any child who chatters nonstop at home will adamantly refuse to utter a word when requested to demonstrate for an audience.

There’s not a man in America who at one time or another hasn’t had a secret desire to boot a child in the ass.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

I think that I would be a good father… especially if my baby liked to go out drinking.

(1974 – ) Russian-born American comedian, writer & filmmaker

Parenthood is a lot easier to get into than out of.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

He’s going around putting little covers over the electrical outlets and all that stuff, and I’m like, ‘How the kids going to learn about electricity, huh?’

(1964 – ) American writer, stand-up comedian, actress, television host

Whatever is on the floor will wind up in your baby’s mouth; whatever is in your baby’s mouth will wind up on the floor.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

My daughter's tricycle said “Some Assembly Required” … it came in a jar!

(1957 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & screenwriter

Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.

We picked out old-fashioned names for our kids; our little boy is Hunter and our little girl is Gatherer. 

comedian

Any kid will run any errand for you if you ask at bedtime.

(1913 – 1997) American comedian & radio & television host

Family Planning: Having all your children while their grandparents are still young enough to be babysitters.

Can I Sit on Your Lap While You’re Pooping?

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Teacher: A disillusioned woman who used to think she liked children.

A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist