The Sonoma resident (and father of three) weighs in on rooming with kids:
“Yeah, well, living with kids is like living with a bunch of drunks. You know you really have to be on your toes all the time. You know, things are falling over and breaking and spilling and, you know. If you live on the second story, you really have to keep the windows shut all the time.”
-Tom Waits
my husband and i were just discussing how our two and a half year old daughter reminds us of hanging out with a drunk. the screaming and tumbling and sudden fits of anger. it's great.
all praise mr. waites and his pack of drunks.
I believe one of my favorites, Mr. Johnny Depp, said quite the same thing. Jolly little drunks.
Ha ha ha... ain't that the truth, Ruth. Also, there's a lot breaking into song and... crumbs. Crumbs of all kinds -- Playdoh, pasta, cheese -- and my poor black furniture... it's ugly around here.
Nick Swardson also compares babies to drunk people:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QmpvPeEw50c
Very funny.
Can't you just imagine ol' Tom playing on his Piano (or perhaps a Calliope or Tuba) for his kids? He'd be janglin' and howlin' away just for them. :)