Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law s peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers. -- Anonymous
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently. -- Chinese Proverb
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy-- the mother. -- Claudette Colbert
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. -- Clarence Darrow
There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you. -- Peter De Vries
When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I begin to think of the victims of intact ones. -- Peter DeVries
Honolulu, it s got everything. Sand for the children, sun for the wife, sharks for the wife s mother. -- Ken2 Dodd
A small family is soon provided for. -- English Proverb
A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. -- Marvin Kitman
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist. -- Michael Levine, Lessons at the Halfway3 Point
Having a family is like having a bowling4 alley5 installed in your brain. -- Martin Mull
A man can t get rich if he takes proper care of his family. -- Navaho saying
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. -- Dr. Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, address to new parents
Women s liberationists spread the word that...the only peaceful family is one in which either the wife is enslaved or the husband is androgynous. -- R. Emmett Tyell, The Liberal Crack-Up, 1984
Parents are the bones upon which children sharpen their teeth. -- Peter Ustinov
The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law. -- Yiddish Proverb
