Advice From Pa

[Ambrosious]

Did your dad ever give you any kernals of advice that you still remember? I've got two that stick out.

1. It takes a whole lot of "That a boys" to make up for one "AH, SHIT!".

2. The only drunk I could ever stand is myself.

Your turn.

 

[Juliangel]

Nope none from me. My dad left when I was 3 and I didn't get a stepdad until I was 15.

My mother's advice was "Never trust a man they are scum."

 

[forgetunome]

If you think you're going to get away with that...you've got another think coming!


If you play with fire...you're going to get burnt.

But...the one that really sticks in my mind and I have always remembered when it came time for me to start wanting to get a job and join the adult world he told me:

When you get hired give the job an honest 8 hours work for the pay. Cheat on time and lose your boss' trust. And if you don't like the job don't snivel about it...do your boss a favor and quit and find another.

 

[Ambrosious]

Only three of us had sage fathers? OK two since Juliangel's dad doesn't count. Anyone else?

 

[Merelan]

Here...

"Don't every put anything in writing you don't want the world to know."
That one was before computers, but even stands more true now.

"Never trust them when they say the guns not loaded."

I know odd advice, he was military. But the last doesn't have to literally be true. Think about it.

 

[Xander]

One of the few he said that actually held truth.
"When push comes to shove, there's only one you can trust 120%. And that's yourself"

Well okay he also said "dont mix, beer, wine and booze" But that should be pretty damn obvious for most with half a brain LOL

 

[Cheyenne]

"Always remember that no matter how smart you are or how good you are at doing something, there will always be someone else that is smarter or more skilled than you are."

 

[Lil-Brandi]

LOL

My Dad has given me many, but the one that I always remember most, and giggle every time I think of it is:

"Remember boys have many tricks and manipulations to get you in bed, believe me, I did. I used many on your Mom and look what happened....You!"

 

[Expertise]

"Do it like you mean it"

"Keep your stick on the ice"

"Respect honest labor of any sort, from picking up trash to doing surgery"

"You only go around this world one time"

"Show some grit"


My dad provided me with hundreds. Most of them sage advice, most with a deeper meaning when you look at them.

 

[Lil-Brandi]

...now for the serious one!

He has always told me:

"No matter what you choose to do in life or what you choose to become, just try your very best to do it right"

I'm in my second year of college now and those words have echoed in my mind so many times. In my mind, I thank my Dad every time I hear them!

 

[Countess DeWinter]

The advice I remember best is:
"Watch out for those foreign guys, you know, the ones with the Roman hands and Russian impulses." (I swear, he really said that).

He's also the one who taught me that a job worth doing is worth doing well AND to write what I know. And now look at me: all my writing is erotica

 

[Merelan]

See, you followed his advice.

 

[Countess DeWinter]

See, you followed his advice.

I did, he just doesn't know it! And I never get tired of watching those foreign guys, either. Up close and personal...

 

[teresafannin]

My dad always told me to be self-sufficient & never rely on a man to take care of me. The one time I didn't follow that advice ended in disaster, but I did learn from it.

 

[Pepin]

Ambrosious -- I believe that we had the same father... so... scrool back up to the top... and you will see the "dadisims"

Pepin

 

[Mustang Sally]

The only useful thing my dad taught me is that duct tape can fix anything, from a raincoat to a canoe.

He reinforced the importance of safe sex - on my 18th birthday he said "I'm so proud of you. You're 18 and not pregnant yet." Then he glanced at my boyfriend and added, "Or are you?" while I turned 12 shades of red.

And just last month: "I used to be so proud of you. I used to brag about you at work. What happened?" apparently because I'm not in school this year, nevermind that I graduated last year.

But I forgive him. He's just an old pothead. LOL