Subject: Family (Page 28)

Where there’s a will, there’s a relative.

If the baby is happy, don’t try to make it happier.

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

(1951 – ) British writer

Men will now get up and walk with the baby in the middle of the night, change its diapers, and give it a bottle, but in their heart of hearts they still think they shouldn’t have to.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

So, I’m licking jelly off my boyfriend… and all of a sudden I’m thinking… oh, my God, I’m turning into my mother.

(1970 – ) American comedian, writer & actress

If you don’t believe in ghosts, you’ve never been to a family reunion.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

No matter how often you trade dinner or other invitations with in-laws, you will lose a small fortune in the exchange.

Marry your son when you will, but your daughter when you can.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

The worst feature of a new baby is its mother’s singing.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Kids are wonderful… I like mine barbecued.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Mother, there are terrorist cells that are more nurturing than you are.

(1958 – ) American actor & producer

I had a Jewish delivery; they knock you out with the first pain; they wake you up when the hairdresser shows.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

As a family we couldn't decide whether to have grandma buried or cremated… in the end, we let her live.

(1973 – ) English writer & stand-up comedian

I’m a sensitive guy; I held a baby the other day and it was the first time either of us cried.

(1949 – 2016) American comedian & television actor

People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said, ‘Get the hell off my property.’

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by mother, who sees that the others get it.

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As a child my parents said they believed in Santa Claus but that I didn’t exist.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

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

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us

My dad has a weird hobby; he collects empty bottles… which sounds so much better than “alcoholic.”

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer