Subject: Family » Children (Page 2)

Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

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

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage; Taking children into a house with white carpet is one of them.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

It’s really hard being a single mom nowadays – which is why I don’t have children.

American-Mexican stand-up comedian & actress

People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

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

Never raise your hand to your children it leaves your midsection unprotected.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer

It's better to go when you have to go – than to go and find you've already gone.

Infant Prodigies: Young people with highly imaginative parents.

It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

You don’t have favorites among your children but you do have allies.

(1975 – ) British novelist

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

I guess the biggest issue my husband and I are going to have is how do we raise the baby… because he’s Jewish and I’m Protestant and the baby’s father is Catholic.

Canadian-American comedian & writer

I spent 10 minutes with her [my sister’s] four kids, and my ovaries tied themselves in a knot.

American comedian

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

You might be a redneck if… you removed the back seat from your car so all yer kids could fit in.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

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

(1905 –1998) American author

My childhood should have taught me lessons for my own parenthood, but it didn’t because parenting can be learned only by people who have no children.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

(1775 – 1834) English critic & essayist