Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

What you cannot hold but it is yours?

A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

John buys rice at Rs.60/kg from Britain and then sells them at Rs.5/kg in India. As a result of this, he becomes a millionaire. How come?

Client Dempsey living in one of the East Coast states of the U.S. was talking to Landon Donovan, who was living in the West Coast state of the U.S.

Dempsey: What time is it?
Donovan: Wow, It is the same time here.

How is this possible?

It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?

What has one letter and starts with an E?

what does this below rebus represent identXQQQQQME

When you say goodbye, I am what you need to tie.
I come as a couple and go wherever you run.
Who am I?

There are forty elephants and they have forty-fore heads. How can this be possible?