Mother’s Day is a day that we honor the women who raised us. Usually filled with serious and deep poetry filled greeting cards, Mother’s Day has become a solemn kiss and hug. However, we all know a mother’s job is packed full of humor and it should be celebrated. I have gathered some funny but true quotes that would make this year’s Mother’s Day card the best yet, with a smile and a giggle. So before you buy that expensive Mother’s Day card with a serious tone, consider making one at home, using one or more of these hilarious quotes.
A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~Peter De Vries – Peter has no idea how true this statement is. I do not know a suburban mother who does not feel like a taxi driver most days. Swim class, baseball games, bowling league, karate class, travel hockey, and the list goes on and on. Thank your mother on Mother’s Day for getting you where you needed to go. She could have made you ride your bike during the winter. However, she did not because she is your mother.
“Mothers are all slightly insane.” ~ J.D. Salinger / Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children. ~Sam Levenson – I had to combine these two quotes because they both are so true. Before bearing the fruit of her loins, your mother was a sane, normal, woman. You made her the way she is. So the next time she calls to talk about nothing, or to nag you about everything, you should thank her for sacrificing her sanity to give you the gift of life. Why not do it in her Mother’s Day card?
Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. ~Marilyn Penland – These wise words from Marilyn should be etched into gold because they sum up a mother’s main source of amusement once her child reaches age 10. All chances to embarrass the child are taken, suddenly she is dropping her child off a block away from school, and her child is getting rides with his friends to the movies. Follow this advice and a mother will never have to drive a teenager and her 3 friends to the mall in the middle of winter again. Using this quote in your Mother’s Day card will bring a smile to her face.
The mother of three notoriously unruly youngsters was asked whether or not she’d have children if she had it to do over again. “Yes,” she replied. “But not the same ones.” ~ David Finkelstein – This quote speaks for itself. It is perfect for your Mother’s Day card.
All mothers are working mothers. ~Author Unknown – I wish I knew who said this, because it is most certainly work to feed, clothe, and love children. If you have ever had to debate showering every day with a 10-year-old child, you would know it is work. If you ever had to try to clean sweet potato baby food out of the folds of a toddler’s neck, you would know it is work. A mother is an administrator, a counselor, a chauffeur, a salesperson, and a chef. Show your mother how much you appreciate all the work she did raising you with a Mother’s Day card from your heart, and your sense of humor, which of course you got from her.
