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. 
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”