Breakfast With Bill

"You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children?  Those who've never had any."

"Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet." 

Here is Bill Cosby explaining the truth.

"No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids."

Bill Cosby said all of the above quotes.  He and his Mrs. were PhD intellectuals prior to parenthood, before they were reduced to fire breathing skulls.  In the four glorious years we were DINKs (Double Income No Kids), C and I used to chat for hours over civilized, luxurious, even expensive dinners.  Then we'd discuss which movie to watch next, or head over to which ever club was hot.  Until ...them. 

I have difficulty understanding... (No, that's not right.   Believing is more accurate.)  I have difficulty believing that the first four years of our marriage, when we became 'husband + wife' is of equal duration as the first four years of being 'papa + mama'.  I even thought we spent enough time discussing what kind of parents NOT to be, and that we had the power to avoid being reduced to fire breathing skulls.  HA!

This is one of my absolute favorites.


"The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy."  ~Sam Levenson 

(Sorry that one isn't by Bill, but this is :)


"A good neighbor will babysit.  A great neighbor will babysit twins."

I want to thank my dear friend Lia, and her beautiful college age daughter, Ana.  Ana once volunteered to babysit the twins.  She and her boyfriend watched them for a couple of hours before collapsing from exhaustion into a deep snooze, comparable to first time runners crossing the finish line of the NYC marathon.  She never volunteered again.  Thank you Lia for honoring the difference between 'parents' and 'parents of twins' with this statement:

"You're not in a fencing match.  You're in the middle of an arena with two bulls charging when you discover what you're holding is a red blanket."