Subject: Family (Page 5)

Daughter: A person who Dad likes because she reminds him why he married his wife, and who Mom is afraid of because she reminds her of why her husband married her.

Me and my dad used to play tag, he’d drive!

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

(1857 – 1938) American lawyer

A child of five would understand this; send someone to fetch a child of five.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

My dad fought in World War II, and he never talks about it, of course – ’cause he’s Japanese.

comedian

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

No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

Baby: An inhabitant of Lapland.

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

My father was a man of few words and I remember him saying to me, “Son…

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

(1904 – 1973) English novelist & biographer

My grandmother died having sex… I still cry every time I watch the video.

(Uncle Lar) American comedian

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

To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

Then we figured out we could just park them in front of the TV; that's how I was raised and I turned out TV.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

I can always tell when the mother-in-law’s coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps.

(1931 – 1993) English comedian

Where there’s a will – there’s a relative!

(1961 – ) English comedian, actor, director, producer & writer

Kids Are Turds: Brutally Honest Humor for the Pooped-Out Parent

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.