Jim Gaffigan Quotes

Being a mother is quite tiring. There's not much time to do anything. You just rush around and it's hard work.

With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.

I don't sleep, but I've got two little kids that don't sleep, either.

Some days I really love being a mom, and some days I don't! It's crazy - I'm tired of packing lunches!

It's always 'busy' with four children; it's chaos.

Housekeeping is incredibly difficult with three kids. I'm trying to be more relaxed. You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.

I'm my happiest when I'm really busy. I love feeling like I need one more hour of sleep, or when I'm running around frazzled!

Everyone says that when you have kids, you become crazy.

I have been juggling so many roles. I am a mother, too. I have three sons to take care of. I don't even know how I manage to pull it off sometimes.

Having a child is a big life change, but the really hectic period is relatively short. You can get through it.

My friends who have kids look like they haven't been to bed for a year.

As soon as you have two small children, they take up a lot of time and energy.

My older sister has four kids and I honestly don't know how she does it.

I have spent the greater part of my life in a hotel room with seven or eight kids, looking after everyone, sorting out fights, wiping noses, handing out towels, not having a clean towel left for me.

This time I particularly loved because it came from a real experience with my grandchildren. Having them alone alone for the first time for six or seven days and going "Wow, this is exhausting," because when you're not around little ones for a long time, you forget about how much work that is. So I came in and started writing the story that became this movie ['PARENTAL GUIDANCE'].

Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the main focus. I don't think there's gonna be a lot of room for anything else.

You know how exasperated you can be when you're the mother of five young boys.

I'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand sleep deprivation on a profound level.

All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn't see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying.

Once you have six children, you're committed.

The biggest challenge is the chaos of parenthood, which has honestly been such a welcome challenge - bring it on, I say!

After raising twins, you get organized.

After two kids, I hit the pillow and go straight to sleep.

I have twin six-year-old boys. Have no mojo. The closest thing to a mojo I have is five minutes of peace.

It's not difficult to take care of a child; it's difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child. Trying to clean up the kitchen after you've had a baby is a nightmare because you have to wait for the baby to be asleep, you're exhausted, and you really don't want to clean up the kitchen now.