“Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”– Martin Mull Related Quotes “Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.”– Phyllis Diller “My father wasn’t really involved and my mom is the light in my life.”– Marion Jones “We must return optimism to our parenting. To focus on the joys, not the hassles the love, not the disappointments the common sense, not the complexities.”– Fred G. Gosman