I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: Checkout Time is 18 years.
Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library, 1997.
-- Erma Bombeck, (Feb 21 1927-1996), US journalist, author, humorist; She dealt humorously with her life as a suburban housewife, e.g., The Grass is Greener Over the Septic Tank, 1976.