Subject: Family » Children (Page 15)

An adolescent doesn’t always know where he’s going; only that he isn’t there.

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There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it.

After you have children, the economic law reverses to Demand and Supply.

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Kids used to ask you where they came from – now they tell you where to go.

Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath.

(1905 –1998) American author

I don’t know what Scrope Davies meant by telling you I liked children, I abominate the sight of them so much that I have always had the greatest respect for the character of Herod.

(1788 – 1824) English poet

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

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Having a baby is like a DUI from the universe.

(1974 – ) American comedian

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you’re telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

I’m adopted, and I’m glad that my parents were honest enough with me to tell me that I’m adopted, but why every day?

(1972 – ) stand-up comedian & writer

A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

(1803 – 1882) essayist, poet, & philosopher

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Dressing a baby is like putting an octopus into a string bag, making sure none of the arms hang out.

(1951 – ) British writer

Father’s Feedback: The inevitable result when the baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.

A woman never wakes up her second baby just to see it smile.

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.

(1925 – 2005) television host

If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

One child is not enough, but two children are far too many.

I like children… if they’re properly cooked.

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

My wife and I decided we don’t want children; if someone wants them, we’ll drop them off tomorrow.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer