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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWonderful Article. by Erma Bombeck, "If I had My Life To Live Over, Would I Change Anything"?
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/49262-if-i-had-my-life-to-live-over-someone-asked
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Wonderful Article. by Erma Bombeck, "If I had My Life To Live Over, Would I Change Anything"? (Original Post)
Stuart G
Jun 2021
OP
Me too! I've read many of her books and articles, learned a lot and enjoyed them all.
abqtommy
Jun 2021
#11
CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)1. Erma Bombeck
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,567 posts)2. Not only that, but ... NT
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)3. Spelling error corrected...Thank You!!
MLAA
(17,318 posts)4. Loved Erma B.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)5. So did I, I love her writing and insight..
One of her articles is up on the wall in my bedroom. She made more sense than almost anyone, and
her writing still makes sense. (And that is why I posted this!!)
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)11. Me too! I've read many of her books and articles, learned a lot and enjoyed them all.
Baitball Blogger
(46,753 posts)6. kick
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)7. Invest 100 bucks in Bitcoin
In the mid 2000s lol
badhair77
(4,220 posts)8. "A child needs your love most when he deserves it least."
One of my favorite Bombeck quote. I taught for 36 years and I hung this quote on the side of a closet. Really no one could see it but me. It was a good reminder and attitude changer at times.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)9. I read The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
Movie w/Carol Burnett
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)10. I would have gone to college before enlisting in the Army
You start out at a higher rank, and you get serious promotion points with a degree.