Father's "Wise" Words

[Penwoir]

It's nearly Father's Day and I got to thinking about some "wise" words my dad use to say. I recall him doing some decorating in my bedroom and suddenly he put down the tools. I asked where he was going. He responded, I need to go to the hardware store to buy some sky hooks, a bubble for my spirit level and some polkadot paint! It took me many years to realize what he said and I'm sure he had quite a giggle to himself. Did your Dad have any "wise" words for you growing up?

[ricdsm]

My Dad told me I should learn a trade because I wasn't smart enough to go to college.  Since then I've earned a BA, BS, and a MS degree.  I have 3 different professional licenses and run a behavioral health clinic of 90 plus staff.  Perhaps his words pushed me to go beyond what I would have done. Who knows.

[pstovall]

My father worked for a dental supply company and told me that dental hygiene was a good field for a woman to pursue.  So from the time I was little, I always responded, "dental hygienist" when I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up!  My dad died when I was sixteen, and since I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be, I went to dental hygiene school, graduated, and practiced my skill for thirty years.  It was a great job, and I'm glad my dad gave me such good advise.

[Nancy5]

I am sad to say I can't remember any wise words my father told me.  I was 2 years old when my dad died.

[jenniferhoder]

That's a great question and I am SURE my dad said some very wise things. I'll have to think about that today and reflect on those! Happy Fathers Day to all those great men out there!!!

[dreamyxo]

The best advice my father have me was don't expect anything and you won't be disappointed.

[king4cash]

“At the end of the day, decisions have got to be made by adults, not teenagers, but it has got to be made in such a way that when the teenagers become adults, and they look back on these decisions, they will be proud of the generation that went before them.”

Lee Kuan Yew