Erma Bombeck Quotes

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

I was given an enormous amount of love by my parents.

I certainly love getting to know the babies if I'm going to be working with them.

Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.

Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting. It obviously is tough [to be a parent], but when you feel that love, and it's instant, and it's so cool, so fun. When your baby smiles at you or when you just hold your baby, it's a pretty awesome feeling.

It is not possible to 'spoil' a child with love and affection...a child needs all the love and affection it can possibly get.

Parenting definitely has some challenging moments.

What has kept me focused were my kids. My biggest focus is just making sure I'm good to my babies.

My job is to help parents give their children the best start in life.

Being able to go home to my kid is such a relief because he's such a happy kid. He balances my life out in such a good way.

I love being a mum.

My job as a mother isn't just to provide for my children, it's to be there for them, too - someone they can speak to, hang out with, and lean on.

Children require affection. That's very important.

I have such an amazing relationship with my mom, and I think, 'Wow, I'm going to have that with my daughter.'

Having a child, that's huge. I get to go home and hug my daughter. That's the greatest thing in the world.

Whether I was working or not, I am not a good cook or a good seamstress. I love my kids, and I provide for them, but do I think that I'm a great mom? Not by any means, other than that they're full of love. I rely heavily on nannies and my mother and my husband to fill in all over the place where I'm lacking.

We would love tons more kids. If they are all as good as Theodore we would like as many as we can have.

Nobody loves a baby more than me and I would happily have had about 10 of them.

I love kids a lot. I love to spend time with them. They give me the energy to live, and I would love to bring a smile on their faces.

I have two great examples of a father. My dad is honestly my hero and sets the bar high for how a man should treat a woman. My stepmother is a caring, genuine and supportive woman. My mom is a spunky strong woman with a huge heart. And my sister is just a pure angel. There is a lot of love in my family.

Having small children, you start thinking about how everything in your life revolves around doing the best you can for this little being, trying to make a good life for that person.

Kindness is the key to peace and harmony in family life.

Nothing is more precious than your baby.

Every child's birthright is a happy home.