06.11.2009 6:31 pm
Vote for the winner in our “Best life skills from Dad” contest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Readers offered several great submissions about the life skills they’ve learned from their fathers in response to the contest we posted last week. We’ve narrowed the entire list down to our top five favorites. Vote for the one you think is the best entry, and the winner will get a free FlipCam. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Monday.


Aisha covered education and breaking news for nearly ten years before joining the Lifestyle staff where she writes a "Dirty Laundry" parenting column. She is the home and family editor and wastes too much time on Facebook and political blogs. 
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.