“We had the boy's name picked out, but we didn't have a girl's. When he turned out to be a boy, we were so relieved. Literally, in the middle of contracting and pushing, and with my wife being drugged - out and half - lucid, we were still coming up with names.” StillsGirlNamesHalfBoysComedyWifeMiddleMy WifePushingRelievedContracting Author:Paul Reiser
“Middle names are kind of like vice presidents: It's a fine distinction and certainly an honor, but you're never not aware that someone else got the real job.” KindRealJobsNamesPresidentMiddleFineHonorVicesDistinctionVice PresidentReal Jobs Author:Paul Reiser
“Parents often give middle names just so that later, when they're yelling at the kid, they can drag it out. Henry David Thoreau, you come in here this instant!” GivingKidsNamesParentMiddleInstantDragYellingDavid Thoreau Author:Paul Reiser
“By shrewdly linking procreation to an act likely to make you stupid with excitement, God has seen to it that Life does indeed go on. It's possible, by the way, that this is why God's name comes up so often in the middle of the act; it's a salute to the author: Hey, whoever made this up - thanks.” WayDoeMadeNamesMiddleStupidGoes OnCome UpThanksHeyExcitementSaluteProcreation Author:Paul Reiser
“We all hold on to some image of the family we want, based one way or another on the family we had. Lots of people are thrilled about the families they came from, others couldn't get away fast enough. Most people fall into that vast middle ground: great affection mixed with a few ideas for improvement. A couple of things they wish could have perhaps been done differently.” PeopleWayWantIdeasDoneEnoughFallWishMiddleCoupleAffectionImprovementOne WayGet AwayMiddle Ground Author:Paul Reiser
“Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.” BeautifulMiddleNew YorkOctoberUpstate New York Author:Paul Reiser
