Top 9 Quotes by Teresa Bloomingdale

Of course the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Why do you think the neighbors put up the fence?

Of course the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Why do you think the neighbors put up the fence?

Thinking, Grass Is Greener On The Other Side, Sides

A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside. If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time," you're the grandma.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Beautiful, Baby, Grandma

My husband and I speak an ancient language called grammatical English, and the kids speak a strange dialect which is difficult to decode because it is based on only four phrases: 'Huh,' 'I dunno,' 'It's not my turn,' and 'I do everything around here!

Teresa Bloomingdale

Children, Husband, Kids

Teresa Bloomingdale (1982). “Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)”, Doubleday Books

If you have older children who avoid you like the plague, buy yourself some expensive bath salts, run a hot tub, and settle in for a long soak. Teenagers who haven't talked to you since their tenth birthday will bang on the door, demanding your immediate attention.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Running, Children, Teenager

Teresa Bloomingdale (1982). “Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)”, Doubleday Books

No matter what sign you were born under, everybody else's horoscope will be more fun than yours.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Fun, Matter, Horoscopes

A surefire method of setting up regular communication with your kids is to get a job in an office which discourages personal phone calls. Your kids will then call you every hour on the hour.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Jobs, Children, Communication

Teresa Bloomingdale (1983). “Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)”, Macmillan Reference USA

to balance my own checkbook each month, I simply record whatever is necessary in the following manner: '37 cents to cover embezzlement by somebody at the bank.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Balance, Each Month, Records

Teresa Bloomingdale (1983). “Up a Family Tree”, Bantam Books

Take it from me: no matter how few or how many children you have, or how little or how much money you make, your expenses are going to exceed your income by approximately a hundred dollars a month.

Teresa Bloomingdale

Family, Children, Dollars

Teresa Bloomingdale (1982). “Up a Family Tree”, G K Hall & Company

Never drink more than one cocktail before giving a talk. True, the drinks may relax you, but they may also slur your speech and blur your memory, making you wonder who are all those people out there and why are they staring at you?

Teresa Bloomingdale

Memories, People, Giving

Teresa Bloomingdale (1983). “Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)”, Macmillan Reference USA