Things your Dad

[Donnainnj]

And My father-in-law was good for, "Your father wasn't a glass blower" when you were in the way. (Dh uses this one now)

 

[AustinTink]

"Drop and give me 20"

Dad was a drill sergeant in the army. 50+ years later I can still do a perfect military pushup.

OMG! Are our Dads related??? All of our punishments revolved around "drop and give me..." pushups. Always started at five and any talking back added more to our ending number. My brothers always ended up doing 50 or more.

 

[Wendy31]

"Be sweet."

He used to say this to me all the time whenever he'd tell me good-bye - if he were leaving for work or if I were leaving to go somewhere.

Sometimes, I guess out of habit now, he'll still tell me this as I'm leaving my parents' house. He'll hug & kiss me good-bye & say, "Be sweet."

One day, when I asked him why he always reminded me to "be sweet," he replied, "The world needs more sweet people. Be kind. Be sweet, Wendy. Being a kind, sweet person will take you further than being a rude, not-nice person ever will."

 

[BigAlsGal]

"Sometimes you've gotta fudge a little to get by in life"

"All roads lead to our house"

"If you're gonna do something that would get you in trouble, it better be worth it"

 

[kim929]

lol, and I got the car thing also, but he never actually stopped it, thats why Im here to tell the tale today

We used to get the same thing.. one night driving on 195 back from my grandmothers house my brother and I were fighting in the wayyy back of the station wagon when he told us to stop or he would pull the car over. We didn't stop, he pulled the car over....lol


He also loved this one... Remember, the shortest distance between two places is a straight line

 

[pittypat]

My dad told me that "boys don't want to see you all made up..they want to see what you really look like". For a teenager, that was powerful stuff.

 

[Fortuosity]

stay in the car

 

[GusGus77]

My dad always said when leaving or saying goodbye when I was a child "I love you. Don't talk to strangers." I am 36 and he still tells me "Don't talk to strangers!"

 

[Handbag Lady]

"________ doesn't have enough sense to poor piss out of a boot."


I still don't know what that means. Wouldn't you end up spilling piss someplace if you just poured it out? Why is there piss in there anyway?

 

[Riverhill]

"Shut up, you might learn something".

"Who ever told you life was fair?"

"Sounds like a personal problem"

"I love you bunches and oodles"

 

[mamacatnv]

"He who has the gold makes the rules"

"Murphy is alive and well"

"Do not ever drink and drive or get in a car with someone who has been drinking or I will pound your car keys to dust and then start on you"

"Now that I have your attention"

 

[Philagoofy]

"Be sweet."

He used to say this to me all the time whenever he'd tell me good-bye - if he were leaving for work or if I were leaving to go somewhere.

Sometimes, I guess out of habit now, he'll still tell me this as I'm leaving my parents' house. He'll hug & kiss me good-bye & say, "Be sweet."

One day, when I asked him why he always reminded me to "be sweet," he replied, "The world needs more sweet people. Be kind. Be sweet, Wendy. Being a kind, sweet person will take you further than being a rude, not-nice person ever will."

Aww, that's so sweet. He sounds like a nice dad!

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

"From those to whom much has been given, much will be expected."

"Never forget you are a [insert family surname]."

"Don't be selfish."

 

[Donnainnj]

a couple more from my father-in-law:
"Not bad for government work" and "Measure twice, cut once"
Donna

 

[MegSmethurst]

If you eat this, it will put hair on your chest (or knuckles)...weird for a little girl to aim for lol

 

[Toy Story Fan]

When my sister and I were teenagers, we liked to sleep in on weekends. Dad didn't think we needed to sleep until noon. He would come in the room, whip open the curtains, blinding us with the light and yell, "wake up and pee, the worlds on fire!"

When there were jaywalkers, he would unroll his car window and yell at them, "if you don't have a license plate attached to your butt, get off the road!" Oh, how he would embarrass us!!

 

[snarlingcoyote]

My dad would be a bit embarrassed if he knew I was repeating this outside the family, but he used to say "either use the pot or get off it" when someone dithered about an important decision too long or was having a pity party about something. (Same expression, two meanings. Go figure.) I still hear that in my head sometimes.

 

[glammadiva]

When my sister and I were teenagers, we liked to sleep in on weekends. Dad didn't think we needed to sleep until noon. He would come in the room, whip open the curtains, blinding us with the light and yell, "wake up and pee, the worlds on fire!"

When there were jaywalkers, he would unroll his car window and yell at them, "if you don't have a license plate attached to your butt, get off the road!" Oh, how he would embarrass us!!

LOL! I like your dad!!!

 

[pampam]

If we left the lights on and walked out of the room, he would say "Can't eat the lights!"

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Me-"Stop yelling at me!"
Dad- "I'm not yelling...THIS IS YELLING!!!!!!!"
Used to scare the crap out of me and I'd shut right up.


"Life's not fair."


When I would argue about a punishment he would make it longer. Like this:
Me-"TWO days? I'm grounded for TWO days???"
Dad- "What's that? Oh you want to be grounded for a week?"
Sometimes I was on restriction for quite a while.


He was also famous for his road rage cursing. His favorite phrase, and I am NOT proud to say, mine as well is, "Son of a.......Dirty wh....."(Other word for prostitute.) It didn't matter if it's a man or woman. Everyone gets the same title if you piss us off while driving.