Laugh now, cry later. Author: Erma Bombeck Copy Quote More from Erma Bombeck “Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for surviving your own children.” “Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belon…” “...the words of young Ted Kennedy, Jr., who lost his leg to cancer. "People are…” “Enter my first neighbor - a woman who spoke in complete, coherent sentences, wh…”