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Erma Bombeck

I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: 'Checkout Time is 18 years.'

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Erma Bombeck is saying that she sees raising children as a temporary responsibility that lasts until they turn 18. She uses the idea of a "checkout time" to humorously emphasize that after this age, children are expected to become independent.

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