“As you get older you realize your parents don't look so dumb - and that you're not as smart as you thought you were.” Quote by Paul Reiser
“My wife and I never agree on the dishtowels. It's a matter of terms. She asks me not to put the dishtowel in the sink. So I drape it over the sink, but not in the sink. If that's our biggest problem, I think we're in good shape.” IfsThinkingMatterProblemAsksTermWifeShapesAgreeMy WifeAsk MeDrapes Author:Paul Reiser
“My wife would say my worst habit is that I'm not good at dropping subjects. If something bothers me, I'll bring it up endlessly and relentlessly. I think it's a search for clarity, but she uses different words.” IfsThinkingDifferentUseWifeWorstSubjectsHabitMy WifeClarityBotherDropping Author:Paul Reiser
“My parenting style could be described as not good cop or bad cop so much as nervous cop. I'm always yelling for somebody to stop because they're about to get hurt. I'm the take a jacket, slow down guy.” GuyHurtStyleNervousCopSlow DownJacketsYellingParenting Styles Author:Paul Reiser
“Food has always brought me comfort and the bingeing is triggered when I'm in a space that is not positive.” SpaceComfort Author:Janet Jackson
“The most used appliance in our house is my 10-year-old son Leon's Xbox.” YearsUsedHouseSonAppliancesXboxLeon Author:Paul Reiser
“The first time I tried to put a new diaper on my baby, I yanked the little Velcro strap too jerkily and actually punched the little guy in the jaw. A real solid shot, too. I knew instinctively that this could not be correct. Unless you're specifically trying to raise a welterweight, continual deliverance of powerful uppercuts is not advised when handling newborns.” TryingFirstsLittlesRealGuyPowerfulBabyShotsFirst TimeRaisesDeliveranceMy BabyDiapersVelcro Author:Paul Reiser
“A new child in the house is a huge tourist attraction. It's like Disneyland, except there the lines are longer and no one brings casseroles.” ChildrenHouseLinesHugeAttractionTouristsDisneylandCasseroles 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
“There was a period where our child's birth was getting really close, and we still had nothing. We were dangerously close to calling him Untitled Baby Project.” ChildrenStillsBabyBirthPeriodsCallingProjectsOur Children Author:Paul Reiser
“The simple combination of letters and sounds you select as a name for your baby can result in a life of carefree coolness or decades of expensive therapy. Hi, I'm Jake versus Hi, I'm... Tapioca” NamesSoundSimpleResultsBabyLettersDecadesCombinationTherapyExpensiveVersusSelectCarefreeJakeCoolness Author:Paul Reiser