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What life advice did your father hand down?

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I suppose it would be get a profession and be the best at it. He obviously preferred this approach of running your life. He pretty much did just that.

purbeast0 said:
i think that is part of the reason that i work no more than 40 hours a week and never will.
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I adopted this philosophy a long time ago. You can't let them work you into the ground, it's called oppression.
RandomWords said:
If you have kids, you don't get to have dates or party anymore, you don't get to go on vacations or have fun until they leave the house...
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Just about the finest memory I have was my folks taking Mom, me and my sister on a 2 week vacation driving around the American west, staying in motels and checking out various national parks. It was unfortunately a one-off. My brother's kids are much more adventurous and take their kids on various vacations. Brother did that too, he had the dough. If you can swing it, that's the thing to do.
Tombstone1881 said:
We are all whores.

We sell our ass every day for xx dollars for xx hours, servicing other people.
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It wasn't my dad but a guy I met and did a few things with. I said to him that a certain activity seemed like a hustle (it was probably our going together to flea markets, setting up and selling used computer equipment) and his reply was emphatic and immediate: "Everything's a husltle!" Unforgettable.
 
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Muse said:
Just about the finest memory I have was my folks taking Mom, me and my sister on a 2 week vacation driving around the American west, staying in motels and checking out various national parks. It was unfortunately a one-off. My brother's kids are much more adventurous and take their kids on various vacations. Brother did that too, he had the dough. If you can swing it, that's the thing to do.
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Oh, I know it is the thing to do - just telling my fatherly advice given to me anytime I do anything but go to a city park or stay at home... I never said it was good advice.
 
My dad was a salesman but he also was handy at repairing things. I used to help him and I would start cleaning up to be helpful. He took me aside and explained that we weren't done yet.

"Never put your tools away until you are done with your project."
 
Eno Safirey said:
My dad was a salesman but he also was handy at repairing things.
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My father was terrible at repairing things. The fixes were usually sub par, and better, more obvious(to me) solutions weren't used. He just didn't have the eye/mind for it. He also liked woodworking, but was pretty bad at it. He gave it hell though. He never quit, and all projects got finished. They may not have looked good, but there was some level of functionality.
 
I seem to think all your dad's giving you guys condom advice just didn't want you repeating the same mistake they made.
 
Tons of gems:

- The kid with the mental disability in the neighborhood is smarter than you.
- Gamble all your money.
- Barely support your family even though you stuck your dick into that women and caused a few kids to pop out.
- F*** everyone else, take care of number one only, do actively screw your family over.

...What a great family I have.
 
Imp said:
Tons of gems:

- The kid with the mental disability in the neighborhood is smarter than you.
- Gamble all your money.
- Barely support your family even though you stuck your dick into that women and caused a few kids to pop out.
- F*** everyone else, take care of number one only, do actively screw your family over.

...What a great family I have.
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So sad didn't anyone here have a great dad?
 
OlafSicky said:
So sad didn't anyone here have a great dad?
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Define great. My father made it through life with constant improvement, and very few missteps. He didn't do anything to get into Wikipedia, but that's not all bad. Under the radar isn't a bad path to follow.
 
lxskllr said:
Define great. My father made it through life with constant improvement, and very few missteps. He didn't do anything to get into Wikipedia, but that's not all bad. Under the radar isn't a bad path to follow.
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Well i guess one that gave you a good example took care of his family and made them his number one priority.
Or when where his kids don't hate his guts.
 
lxskllr said:
My father was terrible at repairing things. The fixes were usually sub par, and better, more obvious(to me) solutions weren't used. He just didn't have the eye/mind for it. He also liked woodworking, but was pretty bad at it. He gave it hell though. He never quit, and all projects got finished. They may not have looked good, but there was some level of functionality.
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Functionality is key, that's always been my bent.

My father didn't spend a lot of time fixing things, just on occasion, but he did have some basic tools. We lived in a big big house and there was a basement and it had a decent sized bench, tools, and nice vise. There was one kitchen drawer in which we had a few basic tools, things like screw drivers and pliers. My house follows this pattern, but I have more tools. I do way way more in the way of repairing things, creating things, fiddling than my father ever did, but my inspiration can definitely be traced to the tools and basement setup in my parents' house.

I learned woodworking here and there, once built my own rowboat from scratch and a plan in a magazine, worked on the docks repairing and maintaining boats. I'm not a tool nut, but I have a lot of tools.

Really good woodworking is pretty advanced. I built my boat in space given me by a cabinet maker, and he let me use his considerable tool arsenal. Cabinet making (and furniture manufacture) is beyond most people, in considerable degree because they don't have the tools or space.
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My father earned the respect of his kids. We were his first priority, although he honored his own parents in the extreme. He would deny us nothing. We always knew that and didn't wear it out.
 
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