Subject: Family (Page 16)

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

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

My family isn’t really Italian; we’re more like Olive Garden Italian.

(1978 – ) American comedian & writer

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.

(1971 – ) Canadian blogger, journalist & science fiction author

What a childhood I had. My parents sent me to a child psychiatrist. The kid didn’t help me at all.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Showoff: A child who is more talented than yours.

Wednesday… play with your food!

(1951 – ) American actress & director

You don’t know anything about pain until you’ve seen your own baby drowned in a tub… and you definitely don’t know anything about how to wash a baby.

(1978 – ) American writer & stand-up comedian

If I had a baby, I would have to name it so I’d buy a baby naming book… or I would invite somebody over who had a cast on.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

Yes, but not the same ones.

American professor

When I was 16 years old, the morning of my birthday, my parents tried to surprise me with a car, but they missed.

American comedian

Birthday parties always end in tears.

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I’ve done my job.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

My family taught me to take regrets one day at a time.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law’s peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers.

Quadruplets: Four crying out loud.

I worry about my nan; if she’s alone and falls, does she make a noise? I’m joking, she’s dead.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

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

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Grandmother: A babysitter who doesn’t hang around the refrigerator.

I really wanted kids when I was in my early 20s but I could just never… lure them into my car; no, I'm kidding… I don’t have a license.

(1980 – ) Australian comedian

Did you know babies are nauseated by the smell of a clean shirt?

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality