Best advice your mom or daddy gave you...

[Juanita]

Okay, so I was 10 or 11 years old. I was into exploring woods or needlepoint. Dad said: show me your fist. I did. He said that if I continued to keep my thumb tucked in, I would break it. He was right. I have hit back over the years. Hands are still intact.

 

[zjcvols]

“the common denominator to all your problems is you.” My dad told me that at 12. I’ve never forgotten it.

 

[CubsFanTN]

"If you always tell the truth, you'll never have to remember what you said."

 

[Juanita]

I appreciate your responses to this thread.

 

[MAD]

Was 10 and with my dad when he was buying a new sofa. They had so many to choose from and he quickly picked one out. I said dad, how will I know what kind to get when I grow up? His answer… You get what you can afford.

 

[Tin Man]

Serve your guests first.

 

[Tin Man]

Break free of your assailant's grasp, see the vector to escape, and take it.

 

[Tin Man]

Don't fight the police. You'll end up in jail or worse.

 

[Tin Man]

Do unto others... Not just words to recite. Live it and be better for it.

 

[Tin Man]

Try. Strive. You won't always win. You will fail. Learn from it and move forward towards your goal.

 

[Tin Man]

Listen. Don't just hear anticipating the moment to speak. Truly listen to others. That's how you get to know them.

 

[Tin Man]

Humility is the doorway to grace.

 

[Go aeiou]

Keep your pants on.

 

[OrangeTsar]

 

[tbh]

The only person who truly has control over and is responsible for your emotions and actions is you.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

"Never play 13, 31 and the corners there of for any seriously length of time for any serious amount of money. It doesn't work.'

 

[Tin Man]

Use a condom. Don't try to give me that crap about not feeling anything. You're young. You loose your wad just thinking about getting lucky. A condom still the best protection against pregnancy or disease. You're too young and stupid to be a father. You've got a lot of growing up to do. You contract an incurable disease, it'll handicap your future. Wear a condom, idiot.

Edit: Yes, that’s from my dad when I was a teen.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Keep your d*** out of crazy

 

[Smokey X]

if you are gonna be dumb then you better be tough

 

[Smokey X]

you keep burning that candle from both ends, you're gonna flame out in a hurry

 

[UTFanForLife]

Don’t worry about the past, it won’t change. Don’t worry about the future, it hasn’t happened yet.

 

[WestTennesseeVol]

Accountability - If I made a mistake or a dumb choice, my parents made me suffer the consequences, no help from them

When I was 18, my parents told me I could go to college, join to the military, or find a job, but I couldn’t stay home and live with them.

 

[hog88]

Shut up and listen was the best advice my dad gave me.

 

[VolNExile]

If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.

 

[GoVols1998Yeah!]

I didn't listen for too many years while I lived paycheck to paycheck unnecessarily, but:

"Always save. If you can only afford to save $20 a paycheck, then save that. Even if you can only afford to save $5 a paycheck, then save that. A lot of people say that they can't afford to save, but you can't afford not to save."