If you didn't have a dad (for whatever reason) then advice from a "fatherly figure" (like a teacher, a relative, or a friend), or even your mom giving you advice would be sufficient. I was just thinking about expressions like, "Mother knows best" & "Father knows how to fix that," & both usually followed by something along the lines of: "Why don't you go talk with him/her about it right now." So what was the best piece of advice coming from your "dad" that you can remember him saying? And do you still believe it to be true? Have you used it yourself with your kids? Share a brief story with any pertinent circumstances you care to share to help explain why.
2007-08-27 10:07:04 · 60 answers · asked by Andy K 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
don't marry that woman. (i did not listen)
2007-08-27 10:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Eat your greens! Do your homework! Get yourself sorted! Don't slouch! Take your hands out of your pockets! Stand up straight and speak only when spoken to. Goto bed. These and countless others thumped into my head as a kid - I was pleased to get through it all as I left home when I was old enough..left the area/country and moved abroad. He don't say much these days. When we do meet up we do get along but that back burner is still there. It was my step father, though I didn't know this until a very long time after. I still call him dad even though he isn't my paternal father - he taught me to respect others and elders and to keep myself busy and my nose clean. Not that I am criminaly inclined, mind you.
2007-08-27 10:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by upyerjumper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He used to always say, "go ask your mother". So, thats what I did - cut out the middle man.
My second favorite piece of advice from him "don't be in a hurry to start working, because once you do, you wont be able to stop"
"always know how you got there, so you know how to get back" That worked well when I got lost and had to call him for directions.
"Don't date a guy in a van, with a gun rack or has smooth hands - none can be trusted"
2007-08-27 10:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in life is free. I was taught at a young age that if you want something then you have to work for it. I don't take anything for granted because I know in a moment things can change. I also learned from my dad to forgive others because life is too short to go through it alone. Everyone deserves someone and everyone deserves to be loved.
2007-08-28 07:20:15 · answer #4 · answered by mrs_me19 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He always told me to never marry any woman who wasn't totally committed to being a dedicated mother,and he gave my sis the same advice about guys. So we didn't put the focus (totally) on looks,brains and money,although that was important - but he said,for a life-partner,you want a good co-parent. Best advice he ever gave me.
2007-08-27 10:12:33 · answer #5 · answered by Galahad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dont mix beer and wine ....and Michelob gives you a headache....I LOVE YOU DAD!!!!! (hug!)......okay....I have to be serious about my Da' .. He's very open minded and I can talk to him about anything and he never has to have a reason to be proud of me. He loves me regardless. I can talk intellectually / intellegently with him and it's cool as all get out but...its the opposite with my Mom. SO...Father knows best. I am sorry to say I cant think of a specific thing he told me at the moment...besides the first things here....he told me not to think so hard when Im playing guitar. Just play and dont think about it. He plays too. Awesome. But he IS a wise fellah...even tho I cant think of something more profound here.....oh yeah!...he said: "people are stupid." HA!!! Its true idn't it? (I dont mean YOU!)
2007-08-27 10:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by JennyJennyJenny 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My dad and I weren't always the best of pals, but he did give me some good advice.
#1. Go to another house or a motel, because her husband might come home. (I had to learn the hard way that he was right)
#2. Buy the cheapest gas and the best oil you can afford. (damn good advice)
2007-08-27 10:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by skwonripken 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My dad has given me so much good advice through they years that there is no way I could choose only one! I think one of the most important things he - and my mom - taught me was to be respectful of others and act with dignity.
2007-08-27 10:13:33 · answer #8 · answered by sorwho? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in the 8th grade I was having a really hard time with kids making fun of me because I was too skinny, tom boy, with glasses. One time when I was depressed my dad told me not to listen to anyone. He said that I was more beautiful and smarter than them because I was his daughter. I didnt believe him but still it made a difference coming from him.
2007-08-27 10:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by cocoa 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My Father would tell me that it was better to remain silent, and have people think me a fool, then to speak unadvisedly, and remove all doubt.
As a Teenager, and Young Adult, I never felt my Father had anything of value to teach me, but as I matured, I realized how much I could learn from him.
2007-08-27 13:42:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There a lots of good things my dad taught me but the one that sticks out the most is "No man likes a lazy woman" SO TRUE
2007-08-27 10:11:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋