Talk of The Villages Florida - The Best Advice My Parents Ever Gave Me...

Talk of The Villages Florida (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/)

- The Villages, Florida, Non Villages Discussion (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-non-villages-discussion-93/)

- - The Best Advice My Parents Ever Gave Me... (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-non-villages-discussion-93/best-advice-my-parents-ever-gave-me-343910/)

I used to do computer projects so if they were wrong it wouldn't work right. When I got a new BIG project I'd get anxious looking at doing it. So I'd say I am just going to rough it out and do a first cut of it. Then I'll come back and tighten it up and see things that make it better. And the next day things would pop in my head making a big improvement.

That takes the pressure off

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmaduke (Post 2253886)

Both of my parents led by example, but were also very philosophic. It was Priceless.
I could write a book on what they passed on to us. Evidently, some of it stuck.

Have faith. Always have God in your life.

Stop. Look. Listen.
Enjoy nature everyday. Go sit in the woods and wait for the deer to come down around 5. Watch carefully and quietly. You'll learn more there than from the nuns. lol

Know your opportunities when they present themselves, but don't become an opportunist.

Pay attention to current events. Know the world around you.

Not everyone is where you are, at the moment.

Be compassionate.

Talk to old people. You'll learn a lot from them.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you cry alone.

Bullies always meet their match.

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is?

Be a Leader, not a follower.

If (name friend) jumped off the bridge, would you?

Do a good job. Always follow through! Don't just stand around at work, find productive things to do, if you finish early.

Don't hang around the bad kids. If they end up in trouble, you could be an accomplice even though you didn't do anything wrong.

It was endless good advice often dished out at the dinner table for family conversation and enjoyment while sitting down and eating as a family.

"If (name friend) jumped off the bridge, would you?"

Lol. How many of us have heard that?

I certainly did. I refer to it as the "third grade defense"...I was about eight and was in trouble for something or other. My "defense" was that my brother Jim did it too. "If Jim jumped off a bridge" Dad said sternly, "would you do it too"?

Message received and understood. Two wrongs don't make a "right".

The scary thing is that we hear that "defense" in some form or other so often these days--from supposed adults.

Everybody puts their pants on the same way as you. We did not have as much as others around us, but we were just as good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2253507)

This past week I spent a few days with my son up in Minnesota. During the visit we talked about (among other things) parenting. He recalled a time that his son was in high school and he and his son were working on some project or other and he imparted some wisdom to his son that HIS dad had given him.

"Son, don't ____ it up".

It got me thinking though. All joking aside, what was the best advice my parents ever gave me? I was about 15, the age when the lads of that small rural community went to work summers for local loggers and farmers. Their advice: "No matter who you work for, always remember that you agreed to to the job for a certain wage, and no matter what other people are being paid, you always do the best job you can".

It was wisdom no doubt born of the Depression, but it has stood me in good stead throughout my life. I doubt it is something that many kids hear these days, but maybe more should.

How about others? What is the best piece of advice YOUR parents gave you?

Pay yourself first.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2253607)

"Don't pay interest, get interest."

"It's better to ask a stupid question then to make a stupid mistake."

"To fully understand people, everyone should have their own retail business."

"Speak only when your spoken too"

"Use a firm grip when shaking someone's hand."

I hope you don't mind but I am going to steal a couple of your quotes, great advice!!!!

I too grew up in Minnesota....I was told repeatedly that when I was out with my friends to mind what I was doing because "someone" will see me. My dad was well-known in the community and then with the advice I was told, "you are known by who your dad is AND you will be known by the company you keep so choose the friends wisely."

My parents too were young-marrieds through the depression (I was born later) but imparted the thrift they'd learned to us kids.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2253507)

When negotiating whether for a purchase or for wages make your offer and shut up because the next person to speak is usually going to be the loser. Also be careful because if you get a girl pregnant you are either going to live with her or pay her for the next 21 years.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2253690)

Where does one find a fast woman? Asking for a friend.

Stu, tell your friend that I really don't know, never saw one, never caught one.
I did however, in my youth, bet on quite a few slow horses.

Never spend tomorrows money

My dad always said, "Education is the one thing that can never be taken away from you!"

nothing good happens after midnight“

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2253507)

“Don’t argue with the police officer. Argue with the judge”

One of the all time best threads on totv

“If you always tell the truth you never have to remember what you said.”

“You can tell a person’s respect in general by the way they handle money.”

“Birds of a feather flock together.”

“It’s better to be respected than liked.”

“Always say please and thank you.”

“Eat with your mouth closed.”

“Because I said so.”

If you get thrown in jail "I ain't commin to bail you out" I also grew up in MN born at St. Josephs Hosp.

Another one "only dogs get mad"

And my favorite " Don't sweat the petty things, just pet the sweaty things"