Subject: Family (Page 29)

I feel like having a baby and having a dog are pretty much the same except for the part where your vagina gets ruined.

(1982 – ) American actress & comedian

Adolescence is that period in a kid’s life when parents become more difficult.

(1941 – ) American actor

Parents – especially step-parents – are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children; they don’t fulfill the promise of their early years.

(1905 – 2000) English writer

If I ever had twins, I’d use one for parts.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

My mother was like a sister to me… only we didn’t have sex quite so often.

(1956 – ) American comedian

A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

Out of the mouth of babes… usually when you’ve got your best suit on.

Familiarity breeds contempt… and children.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Parents are embarrassed when their children tell lies, and even more embarrassed when they tell the truth.

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Children always take the line of most persistence.

writer

An allowance is what you pay your children to live with you.

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

With my ol’ man, I got no respect. He told me to start at the bottom. He was teaching me how to swim.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Any kid will run any errand for you if you ask at bedtime.

(1913 – 1997) American comedian & radio & television host

I hate traveling, I guess ’cause my dad used to beat me with a globe.

(1965 – ) American stand-up comedian & television host

Billy Almon has all of his inlaws and outlaws here this afternoon.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Four words every mom dreads hearing: “You're under arrest, mom.”


I was raised as an only child… which really annoyed my sister.

British comedian

Children and [zippers] do not respond to force… except occasionally.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist