Don’t carry a balance on your credit cards.

My dad was helping me potty train my daughter, and he told her to “keep her knees closed when you are on the potty and in every situation from here on out”

When your kid pesters ya to hurry up when needing a ride somewhere…..

“Start walking, I’ll catch up to ya!”

None of the above should win, every Tom, Dick and Jane knows “lefty loosey, righty tighty”. Its not a life lesson but a lesson in wood shop. How to put money to work for me, you would have to have money. Still not a life lesson, a financial lesson, not a life lesson. Don’t leave knives in the sink and take care of your car, common sense. Bring family together for breakfast every AM, hah. Tell that to teenagers and third shift workers. Walk away from a fight and if you can’t, make sure your left standing. OK lets teach our kids its OK to fight if you can win.

If this is the best, I guess I am teaching my kids right by teaching them to not settle for “good”, in fact, don’t settle.

My dad didn’t teach me a life lesson that I would not have found on my own.

Never say “I Can’t”

Regarding the wrong crowd my Dad always said, “If you run with skunks you’ll smell like a skunk!”

Even girls have to know how to change a tire, check and change the oil.

i’m not particularly impressed with any of these.

“Always think before you speak.”

Never mix hard liquor with bubbly soda, it’s the bubbles that make you sick! But the best was that he loved me.

If you can’t pay with cash, you can’t afford it.

Duck Tape will fix everything.

JDCJJ- I think your’s is better than these choices listed. We have been trying to explain this concept to our son, who doesn’t seem to get it.

don’t sleep with anyone you wouldn’t want to wake up to the next morning

I know everyone knows the right tightey lefty loosey but it comes in handy alot!!!

Say what you believe…believe what you say.

Be prepared and willing to accept the responsibility that comes with every decision you make.

“trying your best and failing is not failing……not trying at all is failing…”

Make your family your passion.

People that will lie for you will also lie to you

It’s Just as easy to fall in love with a rich girl as it is a poor girl.

“Luck is the point where preparation meets opportunity.”

So I went back to school, got my degree and then my MBA. After that everything fell into place.

Thanks Dad!

“The more you learn the more you earn.”

Get de cash before you hand over de stash.

The bigger the bobber the better you are.
Run out of water, Smoke a cigar.

Do. Or do not. There is no try.

What’s up with the picture: A small boy with a black eye, a knife, and a plate full of meat?

My Father always said: Stay away from liberals and the Post Dispatch for both will melt your brain and destroy your pride.

When you are fishing, make sure to fill your empty beer cans with water so they sink to the bottom.

Best words of wisdom my Dad has shared with me so far: “When your Mother is not happy, nobody is happy!”

Dont poop where you eat.

If it can’t be fixed with a hammer you have an electrical problem.

A little wisdom from the Old Man: Don’t trust anything that bleeds for 5 days and lives.

If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

Don’t get a JOB until you HAVE TO!

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another, he belived in me.”
“I don’t care how poor a man is: if he has family, he’s rich!” [4077 mash}
” A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to halp a child”
“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother”
Love to all Fathers every day!

“Do NOT touch the thermostat in the house unless you wanna pay for it.”

And my personal favorite:

“It’s not broken until I can’t fix it”