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If
there is any job more
challenging than motherhood, I don't know what it is.
I still think Dickens was talking about motherhood when he said "They were the best of times, they
were the worst of times."
My four sons and
daughter have inspired me in many ways. They supply a
lot of my writing and speaking material and provide me
with the incentive to get up and go to work every day so I can help my husband pay the bills. I have never,
not even for a moment, regretted having five children
and I love each one of them dearly. Has it been
easy....of course not, but the best things in life
seldom are.
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Here are some of my favorite
quotes about motherhood. You'll notice many of them are
by Erma Bombeck, who was one of my mom's favorite
writers and also one of mine:
My mother had
a great deal of trouble with me, but I think
she enjoyed it.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The
most remarkable thing about my
mother is that for thirty years
she served the family nothing but
leftovers. The original meal has
never been found.
Calvin
Trillin (1935 - )
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The
best thing to give to your enemy
is forgiveness; to an opponent,
tolerance; to a friend, your
heart; to your child, a good
example; to a father, deference;
to your mother, conduct that will
make her proud of you; to
yourself, respect; to all men,
charity.
Francis Maitland Balfour
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Never
lend your car to anyone to whom
you have given birth.
Erma Bombeck (1927 - 1996)
All
of us have moments in our lives that
test our courage. Taking children
into a house with a white carpet is
one of them.
Erma Bombeck |
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Everyone
is guilty at one time or another of
throwing out questions that
beg to be ignored, but mothers seem to
have a
market on the supply. "Do
you want a spanking or do you want to
go to bed?" "Don't you
want to save some of the pizza for
your brother?" "Wasn't
there any change?"
Erma Bombeck
Have you any idea
how many kids it takes to turn off one light
in
the
kitchen? Three. It takes one to say,
"What light?"and two more
to say, "I didn't turn it
on."
Erma Bombeck
My
theory on housework is, if the item
doesn't multiply, smell, catch
fire, or block the refrigerator door,
let it be. No one else cares. Why
should you?
Erma Bombeck
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When
your mother asks, "Do you want a
piece of advice?" it is a
mere formality. It doesn't matter if
you answer yes or no. You're going
to get it anyway.
Erma Bombeck
Who in their
infinite wisdom decreed that Little
League uniforms be white?
Certainly not a mother.
Erma Bombeck |
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