TallRider Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) My 91 year old dad is coming home from the transitionary care facility this Saturday. He was hospitalized at Methodist Hospital the first week of April with pneumonia and once that was under control he went to Presbyterian Homes in Spring Park for physical therapy. My middle brother and his wife have helped Mom make some adjustments at home so that they can stay on the first floor and Dad doesn't have to negotiate stairs. In December he was active and doing speaking engagements about the Great Depression; now he's on oxygen and has to use a walker to take even a few steps. He's bound and determined to get better, although it will obviously be a long haul. I talk to him every day, and when I hear his voice, I think of the advice he gave me while I was growing up . . . things I remember ever day . . . "Once is a lot if it happens to you." "Don't drive around aimlessly . . . there's a lot of cops out there." "Don't use something it wasn't meant for." "Do your best every day." "Crossing yourself before shooting free throws only helps if you can make 'em to begin with." What words of wisdom did your dad give you? Edited May 9, 2013 by TallRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blu Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My dad, not the religous type said " you are judged in heaven by how you do business". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longrider Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Those are all good words of advice. My dad once told me if I wasn't in bed by ten o'clock to come on home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 if i asked a stupid question that the obvious answer was YES, "is a pigs pussy pork and sit between two hams?" was his common reply....... if he was going to take a dump he would say, "I am going to send a couple sailors to sea!" Yes, he is retired Marine Dont aim a weapon at anything you are not willing to kill...... Dont shoot animals unless you plan to eat them....wanton killing is wrong Always stand for what you believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Spirit Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 A stiff cock has no concience.... That was my Pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycorn Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 i wish i could remember the sage advice i got as a younger person.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper38 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The best advice my Dad gave me (when I was learning to drive) was, "always watch the other driver". Now that I ride motorcycles it REALLY helps!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninbox Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My father is long gone now but when I was young and had gotten trouble for lying, my father said to me "Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said". That has always stuck with me and I'll never forget it. Best thoughts for your father's recovery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Never volunteer for anything, run fast & don't look back, stand or sit up front because the teacher always picks the people hiding in the back & my favorite, when in doubt "gas-it & haul ass" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian T Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My father is long gone now but when I was young and had gotten trouble for lying, my father said to me "Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said". That has always stuck with me and I'll never forget it. Best thoughts for your father's recovery. Yeah. I don't remember if I heard this one somewhere, or if I got caught in some kind of fucked up lie and decided the burden of lying wasn't worth it, but I've been telling my boys this one since they were toddlers. My Dad, though I loved him dearly, was not one for giving advice. He was one for letting me learn the hard way...which I did so many times. He's been gone for some time now. I try to pass along things I've learned to my boys, and sometimes it seems that my advice falls on deaf ears, other times it "takes"...that's a proud moment for me as a Dad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKelly Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Find a good looking girl that can cook and you will be happy the rest of your life........ And I did . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt95 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 It is awesome that you still have him to go to for advice. After they are gone, there are a million things you forgot to ask them. Cherish every minute spent with the older, wiser ones! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebird77clone Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 " It's only worth what someone is willing to pay" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Mark Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Most common thing to come out of my dad's mouth when I was a teenager: "What the hell is wrong with you, boy?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 My dad got a call one night from a friend that had gotten stranded some where, we had a house full of people at the time he left to help him out. no matter how busy you are always take time to help your friends I learned that from him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427cougar Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Most common thing to come out of my dad's mouth when I was a teenager: "What the hell is wrong with you, boy?" Doc, I heard a LOT of that growing up too! This morning after church my Dad was talking about high school. He wants me to find out if his class is going to have a reunion this year........since he was in the class of 1933, that would make it his 80th reunion! Yea, don't think that is going to happen. Makes me laugh all the time, but kinda sad, my Mom and all his friends are gone. enjoy your parents AND your friends while you still can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbin Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Most common thing to come out of my dad's mouth when I was a teenager: "What the hell is wrong with you, boy?" My dad still asks me that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianTrue Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Most common thing to come out of my dad's mouth when I was a teenager: "What the hell is wrong with you, boy?" The next person in the room to speak is Mom saying "Go look in the mirror darling" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenai Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I grew up on a street of all WWII veteran fathers whic included my Dad. The camaraderie of all the fathers on the street was unique and nothing like that of todays world we live in. Different times I guess. My dad passed away suddenly when I was 9, but I can remember he always would help others in their time of need. Few years ago my friends dad passed away and after I gave a few words of rememberance for his Dad's passing, an older gentlemen in his late 80's I did not know approached me afterwards and said he knew my father and told me the experience 1st meeting my Dad. Leaving work one evening his car broke down and my Dad stopped and picked him up in the middle of rush hour traffic. My Dad drove him to a shop to tow the car and repair it and waited while his car was towed and he worked out the details for his car's repair. My Dad then drove him to his home that night. Following morning my Dad picked him up and drove him to work and then dropped him off to pick up his car after repairs at the end of the day. He told me your Dad was that kind of man always helping others, never too busy to lend a hand to help out. He told me he carried on that tradition he learned from my Dad aiding and heling others where possible his whole life after that one experience meeting my Dad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian terry Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 My old Man told me --Get a fuckin haircut or I'm gonna do it for ya---woke up one morning to a wad of hair missing off the side of my head-- had to go GI for a couple months--him and his Buddy's laughed their asses off at me every day during beer 30 while I was working in his shop after school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickkciR Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Most common thing to come out of my dad's mouth when I was a teenager: "You've got Champagne Taste with a peanut butter pocket book"... haha.. who's sippn' the good stuff now, Dad? Edited May 13, 2013 by rickkcir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian terry Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I'LL never forget this one --My first car was a Dead 40 Ford Deluxe Coup. I got it when I was 13--Because I had time, I nit picked every thing I did to that car--I wanted it perfect--by the time I got my license. The old man would always say to me ---You cant make a Cadillac out of a sows ear--I hated that phrase and it just made me more determined to be a perfectionist on what I was trying to fix. Projects took me two or three times longer than they should of but come backs were almost unheard of. and I had one sweet 40. I figured he wasn't paying overtime any way but he sure bought a lot of Beer after 5:00 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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