“I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it”.
Harry S. Truman
Just continuing briefly with the father theme…I mentioned in my previous post that I often thought about what my father might do in a similar situation before making my decision. So I thought it would be interesting to get some comments on “what was the best bit of advice your father ever gave you?”
Mine was “THINK before you speak” and “Don’t ever write a letter to someone when you’re angry”.
Whereas the advice my brother remembers most was given as he went off to university”
“Never get a girl pregnant and never put your head in the oven” – as he says in the comments, it completely ruined Freshers week for him.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hmm this isn’t really any help – I remember my dad’s usual wry comment ‘All our troubles are self inflicted.’ Inevitably true if you look back far enough and deep enough. Sortof consoling but no practical use!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:43 am
When I went to University I was told “never get a girl pregnant and never put your head in an oven”.
Completely ruined Fresher’s week for me….
June 18th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Apparently(after semester grades went out) my father told my brother that there were 3 Fs in life, and none of them belonged on a college transcript.
Obviously I can figure out what one of the “F”s is, but I’m at a total loss as to the other two, and my brother refuses to tell me.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:10 am
mine was ” when you are charged by a lion, lie flat on the ground so it jumps over you” but he failed to fill me in on what happens afterwards…when the lion is angry and realizes he has missed….hmmmm. xx janelle oh ps LOVE the signs..heh heh!
April 3rd, 2010 at 1:58 am
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