Posted on 06/18/2017 12:42:24 PM PDT by Eagles Field
You beat me to it.
Get a taste for the good stuff, by the time you can afford to be an alcoholic no one will care.
I’ve done that more than once...
1. “Son, I want you to know the English language well enough, so that you can tell, on your own, when a politician, in all his words, is flat out lying to your face.”
2. “Son, I want you to know how to cook your own meals, in your own kitchen, so’s you don’t run out your money eating at the diner, all the time.”
3. “With your 40 hours a week, keep a roof over your head, the lights in the kitchen on, the food on the table, and clothes on your back, before you buy a magazine or a paperback book.”
1) no one ever got in a lawsuit over a contract that was too specific
2) never sign a contract for a new house until you have a contract on you current house
3) money doesn’t buy happiness, but it is sure as shit easier to be happy when you have it
4) if you want something from a woman, ask her for it. 1 in 10 say yes and there are a lot of beautiful women
“You’ll never earn more money per hour than doing your tax return.”
Heh, heh. GMTA.
3. “With your 40 hours a week, keep a roof over your head, the lights in the kitchen on, the food on the table, and clothes on your back, before you buy a magazine or a paperback book.”
Didn’t come from my father, but a good piece of advice I got was: “The first 40 hours you work every week pays the bills. It’s the hours you work after 40 that builds wealth.”
“Son, with your looks, you should go into radio!”
We were having a beer (I was 10) and he said “Don’t do dumb things”. Then he told me what he did to get the Silver Star...
Mother told me never volunteer for anything, and she was an Army Wife!
Dad didn’t graduate high school. Worked all his life at hot, dirty and dangerous jobs in the oil fields. Made sure his too sons graduated college with no debt. (We worked too.) His only rule was that his sons would take one semester of typing in high school. He missed out on a job in an air conditioned office because he couldn’t type. He said we would never need typing but it seemed to him that it was a valuable skill to have.
I told him how much I appreciated that he had insisted that I learn to type before he passed.
Remember, if you’re gonna be dumb you gotta be tough.
Dad said “when a girl asks you to touch her boobs, run away”. That was awkward.
“Always run away from a fight” That never worked. I’m not much of one to turn tail heh.
I was 14. A few weeks before he died, he caught me cheating at swimming practice. Cutting the laps short because I couldn’t keep up.
He was livid. He said “Integrity is everything. I don’t care how many times you fail trying WITHOUT shortcuts. Trying honestly and failing is better than cheating and succeeding”
Happy Father’s Day
My father has never given me anything. Both parents walked away when I was 2 years old.
This is not my favorite day.
“Measure twice,cut once. Now git out of the FKing light! “
Dad just set a good example. Put $ in the bank BEFORE you spend it, never pay interest except on a house, work hard, play hard, look to see if you can help people, talk to everyone because it’s amazing what you can learn / connections you can make. And smile. “We are all in the same boat.” - Dad quote.
Best reply in the thread...
My Dad, a Korean war, vet said never underestimate an adversary, they my be doing stupid things to fool you into complacency. He said the Norcs and the ChiComs did that a lot. Crazy like a fox.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.