“The ground is always hard where a poor hog roots.” Quite complaining and work harder was the farming message.
Dad Sayings - Words of Wisdom
- Thread starter TXCyclones
- Start date
This reminds me of my dad. When he would be driving to Hilton or Cyclone Stadium he would get upset about traffic going the other direction and clogging turning lanes. He would say ‘don’t they know it is game day? Can’t they wait until the game starts so traffic isn’t backed up? ‘
The only sex education I received from my dad was delivered as I was heading off to college: Keep your peter in your pants. Sage advice from someone who HAD to get married
My dad is a man of a few words but this one I will always remember, “Big girls need loving too”.
The version of it I remember (not from my dad): He couldn't pour piss out of his boots if the instructions were written on the heel.
Growing up as the second of five sons, Dad would say I know my kids don't drink because they are sure thirsty the next day after going out.
Being a farmer it was necessary for my dad to solicit supplies, repairs etc. from the local establishments. Typically we had a good idea what we could find and where, but on occasion some tasks required a little more search to find a solution. If we stopped somewhere without success or where the help was unusually inept, he might say as we were leaving in the pickup, “Well this is going to be a Jonah” ( which was an allusion to the biblical story of Jonah‘s bad luck to be swallowed by a whale) or “That fellow was about as helpful as tits on a boar.”
Wife’s grandpa had a saying that stuck with me,”Poor people have poor ways.” Can look at that 2 ways, more as a reminder for myself, I’m always teaching my kids habits good and bad.
Last edited:
In reference to challenging aspects of an occupation, Dad used to say, "It beats diggin' ditches for a living."
That comes to mind often whenever I realize I start to get whiny about an annoying detail of my job or feel like it's trudgery.
That comes to mind often whenever I realize I start to get whiny about an annoying detail of my job or feel like it's trudgery.
Ah ha she cried as she kicked her wooden leg up high....was one of the regular sayings.
Before I turned 21, it was "you don't have to try to drink all the beer! If you think it'll be gone, I'll by you a 12 pack and put it in the safety deposit box for when you're old enough!'
Before I turned 21, it was "you don't have to try to drink all the beer! If you think it'll be gone, I'll by you a 12 pack and put it in the safety deposit box for when you're old enough!'
Not my dad, but my grandma told me once, "If you want something out of life, don't put a wishbone where your backbone ought to be."
My dad's top 3:
For ugly - he/she is "40 miles of bad road"
For stupid - he/she is "dumber than a box of rocks"
and "you gotta eat"
For ugly - he/she is "40 miles of bad road"
For stupid - he/she is "dumber than a box of rocks"
and "you gotta eat"
I don't necessarily have any great sayings other than when you get the "that's not fair!" line when they don't like something usually my response is "well you will find out over time there are a lot of things in life that aren't fair."
My main goals as a dad are to try and instill some simple core values in their lives and hope it guides them to making good choices as they get older such as how to treat people, don't waste time trying to make friends with people that don't want to be your friend or don't accept you for who you are, and most things in life aren't a right or just given you have to earn them. Probably going to be an unpopular dad as they get older and the parenting decisions get tougher but one thing I will not let happen if I can help it is have my daughters be disrespectful and entitled. So far has been working out as everyone they interact with outside of our home have said nothing but good things to us about how much they enjoy them and how respectful they are compared to the other kids in their class, team, activity, etc. They are motivated with anything they are involved with, heck 1 of my daughters cried the other week when they had yet another snow day as she likes school that much so that was an interesting moment.
My main goals as a dad are to try and instill some simple core values in their lives and hope it guides them to making good choices as they get older such as how to treat people, don't waste time trying to make friends with people that don't want to be your friend or don't accept you for who you are, and most things in life aren't a right or just given you have to earn them. Probably going to be an unpopular dad as they get older and the parenting decisions get tougher but one thing I will not let happen if I can help it is have my daughters be disrespectful and entitled. So far has been working out as everyone they interact with outside of our home have said nothing but good things to us about how much they enjoy them and how respectful they are compared to the other kids in their class, team, activity, etc. They are motivated with anything they are involved with, heck 1 of my daughters cried the other week when they had yet another snow day as she likes school that much so that was an interesting moment.
One of my best friends was at my house in high school and said this (as most guys do at some point I guess) just as my dad walked past the conversation and without looking up or pausing as he walked past says "Then let somebody else do it and save your pride."
