Things your Dad

[ThereAndBackAgain]

When I say something silly or a little bit air headed my dad would joke: "And what has that got to do with the price of tea in China?"

It took me long time to get it.

 

[anniemae]

The most important lesson was, "There is never any shame in an honest day's work."

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

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!!

That is hilarious. Thank heavens my mom doesn't know that line. I'm not telling her either!

 

[Lanshark]

"If you're going to do something do it right or don't do it at all"

If I said I wanted something he would say, "People in Hell want ice water"

If I said we were going to need to do something he would say 'Do you have a mouse in your pocket"

"Don't make me get up off this couch"

"You can do anything a boy can do if you work hard enough"

Most importantly "I love you"

 

[mjlewis23]

"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things" I always thought that was kinda gross, but he's got a point

 

[Gigi22]

Something that has helped me out for my entire life, "Every woman should be able to support herself."

 

[tink20]

If I asked my dad if I could do something, he ALWAYS said "go ask your mom"

If I was telling him about how a kid was being mean to me, his advice was "tell them to go jump in a lake" Okay dad, that will work, thanks LOL

 

[Keli]

"Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! OUT!" LOL, makes dad sound awful when he's a wonderful guy. But he would stand at the bottom of the stairs every sunday morning and yell this in a very loud voice. And every one of his eight kids would come out the their bedrooms right then and get in the van for church. We girls were often not quite ready so we'd be running out with hairbrushes, hairspray, shoes and scarves trailing. But we moved out the door when dad started yelling. Because he meant business. He wasn't bringing his family into church late!

 

[cybrkitn]

I am NOT made of money.


Shut the door; you were not born in a barn.

That one reminds me of another one my father would say. "Close the door, we are not heating the outside." <sigh> I miss him.

 

[mamacatnv]

Something that has helped me out for my entire life, "Every woman should be able to support herself."

My Dad always advised me to make sure I had my own credit. That proved to be stellar advice

 

[mamacatnv]

"Out! Out! Out! Out! Out! OUT!" LOL, makes dad sound awful when he's a wonderful guy. But he would stand at the bottom of the stairs every sunday morning and yell this in a very loud voice. And every one of his eight kids would come out the their bedrooms right then and get in the van for church. We girls were often not quite ready so we'd be running out with hairbrushes, hairspray, shoes and scarves trailing. But we moved out the door when dad started yelling. Because he meant business. He wasn't bringing his family into church late!

This just made me laugh, the image of y'all running out of the house while still accessorizing and fixing hair!

 

[Micca]

The most memorable things my dad said aren't suitable here on the Dis. They were pretty funny though.

 

[denisenh]

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

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

"Don't be selfish."

what was the context of that type of comment? just curious.

 

[Praying Colonel]

"HOLD THAT LIGHT STILL!"

When one of our vehicles had a problem (and it always seemed to be on the coldest night in the winter), or the furnace stopped working (again, always in the middle of the night for some reason), he'd try to fix it and I was the designated flashlight holder. He'd get frustrated, or I was just doing a crappy job, and he'd yell at me to hold the light still. Not funny at the time, but now I when I think about it.

"Have you ever tried your best at something and not been able to do it? Well, try your best and you'll be fine at this, too."

What he told me whenever I was nervous about passing a test/acing an audition/doing well in a game/etc. Always calmed me down and gave me confidence.

 

[BEloveDisney]

Don't be stupid.

Good advice...

 

[MI mom of 3]

When my dad would wake us up in the morning he'd come into our rooms saying "rise and shine and shake your nightie. And greet the new day that's dawning!" No idea where he got it but it makes me smile

 

[PigletsPal2]

My dad used to threaten to bobsquibble us if we behaved badly. We had no idea what bobsquibbling entailed, but none of us wanted to be the first to find out. I still don't know what it means to be bobsquibbled, and my dad had passed away, so I guess I'll never know.

Queen Colleen

 

[JessicaR]

The greatest thing my dad ever said to me he said just before we walked down the aisle on my wedding day. He said, "Are you sure this is what you want forever and ever?"I said, yes. He said, "If it isn't you and I walk right out that door right now."

To this day he has our backs and tells my husband (25 years later) if you aren't happy I'll take her back! haha

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

"Don't make me pull this car over!!"

"You make a better door than a window" when we were standing in front of the TV. I now say "door, window" to my kids. LOL

 

[mamacatnv]

The greatest thing my dad ever said to me he said just before we walked down the aisle on my wedding day. He said, "Are you sure this is what you want forever and ever?"I said, yes. He said, "If it isn't you and I walk right out that door right now."

To this day he has our backs and tells my husband (25 years later) if you aren't happy I'll take her back! haha

I don't know why but this made me almost teary. What a wonderful thing to say. I know so many people who have said they walked down that aisle knowing they shouldn't but didn't know how to get out of it.