Archive through September 22, 2002
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Archive through September 22, 2002
Hawaiiandew | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:57 am     My grandma used to say: You have to eat an elephant one bite at a time. |
Jimmer | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 12:03 pm     Thanks everyone for sharing all the wonderful expressions and memories. I think of my Dad as the best man I’ve ever known. One of the favorite things that I remember my Dad telling me when I did something that I shouldn’t have was “Remember this moment when you have kids of your own and give them a break like I’m giving you”. I have my own kids now and I’ll never forget this. The other saying he used to like was “It’s good to do something right, but it’s even more important to do the right thing”. |
Kaili | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 01:13 pm     Life is what you make it. |
Smrtass | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:04 pm     "Remember this son, a real man doesn't cry. It's your time to be a man." I was three. I never cried again. Jeeze, Bo, that makes me want to cry. Great thread with great responses. So many I'd like to reply to, but I'm a lazy *ss b*tch, so I won't. (My daddy didn't tell me that, though.) |
Surini | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:17 pm     Marcieb..my mom used to say that one to us all the time, the "oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive". Smrtass..I agree with you, that broke my heart when I read that from bohawkins. Toolhound..My dad had a wonderful way of getting me up too in time for school or work, he would give me a minute of my alarm going off and then he would come in my room with 2 metal pot covers and slam them together about 2 inches from my ear, believe me, after he scraped me off the ceiling a few times he never had to do it again! I look back on it now and think that was pretty mean, lol. |
Bohawkins | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:18 pm     Well, Patti, it was great advice for me. My mother had died when I was only six months old, and my Daddy was on this death bed at the time that he told me that. Two months later I entered perhaps the finest orphanage in the world, and crying wasn't a way to survive. That advice stood me well all the way through my growing up years. I left there to enter an excellent university, and my life has not been difficult. Having the benefit of a nice family (I always had fantasies about growing up with Ward and June Cleaver) would have been better perhaps, but I have no complaints (and I still haven't cried). Like the Joe Walsh song says, "Life's been good to me so far." |
Surini | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:27 pm     God bless you bohawkins, sounds like you're a wonderful person despite what life threw you. My father-in-law grew up in an orphanage too, his sisters got to go back with the mother eventually but the 3 boys all grew up in the orphanage..I just find this so sad for children. But like you, he survived and had a good life, he was happy with it and that's what counts, how that person views and deals with it as an adult. Good for you!! |
Maryann | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:36 pm     Bo's comment hurt me to my heart,too. I hope that he learns to cry...it's easier on the system. My daddy always said that I shouldn't care if people talked about me because then "they" were leaving some other poor son of a "Beech" alone. He also said that any girl who was mean to me was just 'jealous'! |
Smrtass | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:43 pm     Bo, good for you. I grew up pretty lucky, with a great family and lots of loving support. It didn't guarantee that I wouldn't have to go through some hard things as an adult, though. The older I get, the more I realize how many people are challenged by adversity. Those of us who've been faced with tragedy and have come out the other side are truly blessed. |
Phatcat | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 02:54 pm     "I love you, precious." "Your life may be the only Bible some folks ever read." More than words, Dad taught by example. He took me fishing all the time when I was a child, baited my hook, etc. In his later years, I did the same for him. Every Christmas Dad and I would take toys and food to poor families with nothing. I understood the unconditional Love of God because of the unconditional love my Dad gave me. My dad was a fireman for 48 years. In his late 70's he developed Alzheimers. He was a district chief with FD and had a driver, for many years, named 'Mac'. As his memory began to fade, I would drive Dad places and he would always call me 'Mac'. (I am his oldest daughter) My Mom was with us one day when Dad was calling me 'Mac', and Mother said..."Look at her, Forrest!! That is NOT MAC, that is _______". Dad looked at me with a puzzled expression on his face and said..."Are you Mac's twin?" I almost had to stop the car I was laughing so hard. Dad was finally in a nursing home because he had pneumonia. He had been in a comatose state for about 2 weeks. I was sitting by the bed, holding his hand when I heard him singing..."Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord...Oh, Praise the Lord...". I stood up and said "Hi, Daddy." He said, "Hi, precious. I love you. I don't know what I would do without you." Daddy slipped right back into a coma and one week later he went home to be with the Lord. Those were the last words he ever spoke. Oh, man, I can't see the screen. My Daddy was and is my heart. My heart breaks for all the children who have never had, or known their fathers. |
Surini | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:00 pm     OMG Phatcat, I can't see my screen now either, I need that kleenex now instead of later. My heart goes out to you, I'm sending you many hugs as I can see you were so truly named when they called you "precious"! You really are that! |
Tester | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:33 pm     Katlady, my Dad used to say the same thing: don't dip your pen in the company inkwell. He meant don't date people at work, it will get you in trouble. Surini, my Mom also talked about flies, honey and vinegar. She also said curiosity killed the cat and added: and my cat is sick. Her version was hotter than the hinges of he11. Others were: pretty is as pretty does, in other words if you act ugly you aren't pretty. And in reference to writing on bathroom walls - fools names like fools faces always appear in public places. |
Shadowkat | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:35 pm     On a lighter note, when I was a teenager and was going out for the night, I had a curfew of midnight. My dad use to tell me "there are only two kinds of people out past midnight... chicken thieves and prostitutes, so if you're late, you better have a chicken!" LOL My dad was VERY strict, so of course, I was always home by midnight so didn't have to worry about getting a chicken! LOL |
Dfwteddy | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:44 pm     Growing up in our house, my mom had all the motivational sayings down pat -- it was like she read and memorized them nightly, never knowing when one might come in handy: "...and this too shall pass...", "when the going gets tough, the tough get going", etc. However, I remember being about 10 and having my "man-to-man" talk with Dad about s-e-x, when he ended with, "Just remember, son, you can live off love all night long, but in the morning you're going to want breakfast." I was stunned and sat there with my jaw on the floor! This was so opposite of something he would normally say. Since there was no further explanation I always wondered what that meant: choose wisely, as you want to enjoy this person's company across the kitchen table as much as the bed; wait for sex until you can afford breakfast in your own place; or ??? I've thought about that and laughed about it for years. A few years ago I asked him about it, and he claims he doesn't remember saying it. The only other thing I remember hearing constantly from either parent was, 'Danny Mitchell this, Danny Mitchell that.' Danny Mitchell's parents both had polio -- his mother was in a wheelchair, and his father had leg braces and used a walker or crutches to get around. From the time he could walk, Danny Mitchell did all the yard work, all the house work, set the table, washed the dishes, did the laundry, had a paper route, was a Eagle Scout, in the marching band, and straight-A student. I hated him! (I didn't really hate him -- he was too nice to hate, -- but he made my life hell for many years. I heard he went into the seminary, married, and has a nice family. Great -- he married and gave his parents grandchildren! Maybe I still do hate him.) And for the record, my wake-up call was either my father yelling Reveille at the top of his lungs or my mother throwing the overhead light on and vacuuming my room before she went to work. (Today I have a digital alarm and only get up on 5's or 0's... if I miss one, I get 4 minutes more until the next one comes up.) |
Tobor7 | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 03:49 pm     My parents would put an alarm clock outside their bedroom door set to go off at my curfew. I had to get home in time to turn it off or they would be waiting for me! |
Screeminmeemie | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:16 pm     My Dad used to say "Never miss an opportunity to keep your mouth shut". |
Abbynormal | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:21 pm     If my sperm donor said the sky was blue, I'd have to go outside to make sure. |
Wargod | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:33 pm     Amen, Abby! |
Bbnana | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 09:40 pm     My Dad use to tell us girls Never live it up if you can't live it down. Wise words! My mom always said 'a lady never smokes while walking down a public street' To this day I do not smoke in public. This is a GREAT thread! |
Guiltyviewer | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10:40 pm     Tobor, what a great idea! Smart and fair. |
Pie_Eyed | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10:48 pm     An education and hard work will get you through life. Reality shows and backstabbing will get you 35K (after taxes) and a lot of people that really dislike you. Take your pick! |
Creampuff | Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:46 pm     When my grandfather was 90 he used to tell people that if he had known he was going to live this long he would have taken better care of himself! I've heard that one time since but heard it first from him. |
Sia | Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 05:18 am     My Dad always said, "Spend money like you WISH you had it." (He didn't mean this or practice this philosophy, but it was funny.) My great-uncle always told my cousin and me, "Always keep your knees together." |
Tobor7 | Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 05:21 am     Mom also said, Act the part, dress the part-- and you'll get the part. |
Azriel | Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 08:31 am     My grandpa always told me, 'There are no friends or relatives when you are playing a game.' Grandpa was ruthless when you played any game with him. |
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