Erma Bombeck Quote

I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering she ever had to do: knowing the outcome, yet feeling she had no right to keep me from charting my own path. I thank her for all her virtues, but mostly for never once having said, "I told you so.

Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide (ed. Bbs Publishing Corporation, 1996) - ISBN: 9780883659595

I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering...

I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering...

I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering...

I love my mother for all the times she said absolutely nothing.... Thinking back on it all, it must have been the most difficult part of mothering...