Men's rules for life from your dad

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  • jkfletcher

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    Things that your dad should have taught you while you were growing up. Some may be a little old school, so if you're young, learn them even if your dad hasn't taught you.

    1. Buy high quality tools, so you only have to buy them once.
    2. Keep a change of clothes at the office.
    3. Never hit anyone unless they are an immediate threat.
    4. Every hat should serve a purpose.
    5. Never take her to the movies on the first date.
    6. Learn to wet shave.
    7. Nothing looks more badass than a well-tailored suit.
    8. Shave with the grain on the first go-around.
    9. Always look a person in the eye when you talk to them.
    10. Buy a plunger before you need a plunger.
    11. Exercise makes you happy. Run, life, and play sports.
    12. Brush your teeth before you put on your tie.
    13. A small amount of you paycheck should go directly to your savings account every month.
    14. Call Mom and Dad every week.
    15. Never wear a clip-on tie.
    16. Give a firm handshake.
    17. Compliment her shoes.
    18. Never leave a pint unfinished.
    19. If you aren't confident, fake it. It will come around.
    20. You can tell the size of a man by the size of things that bother him.
    21. Be conscious of your body language.
    22. The only reason to ever point a gun at someone is if you intend to shoot them. Period.
    23. Always stand to shake someone's hand.
    24. Never lend anything you can't afford to lose.
    25. Ask more than you answer. Everybody likes to talk about themselves.
    26. Never have sex with anyone that doesn't want it as much as you.
    27. Go for women out of your league. You may end up surprised.
    28. Manliness is not only being able to take care of yourself, but others as well.
    29. Go with the decision that will make for a good story.
    30. When you walk, look straight ahead, not at your feet.
    31. Nice guys don't finish last, boring guys do.
    32. Find your passion and figure out how to get paid for it.
    33. Don't let the little head do the thinking for the big head.
    34. No matter their job or status, everyone deserves your respect.
    35. The most important thing you can learn is personal responsibility. Bad things happen; it's your job to overcome them.
    36. The first one to get angry loses.
    37. A man does what needs to be done without complaining.
    38. Never stop learning.
    39. Always go out into public dressed like you're about to meet the love of your life.
    40. Don't change yourself just to make someone happy.
    41. If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.
    42. Luck favors the prepared.
    43. Women find confidence sexy as hell.
    44. Do whatever you want to do, but be the best at it.
    45. No one is on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time at work.
     
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    SmileDocHill

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    1 Go ask your mom.





    Just kidding, I just can't think of any right now.

    My dad was not verbal but I learned VOLUMES from him by watching him.
    When I was cold and miserable, I saw him grabbing metal tools from his truck with his bare hands without complaining (after all what difference would it make to complain, you still have to get it done, right?)
    We went camping a lot and I saw him feel right at home. His life up until getting married could be described (positively spun) as one big camping trip.
    This is a great thread but I would have to type all night to try and explain the things I learned since it was by observation and not catchy phrases (no sarcastic dig intended).
     
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    Frosty

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    Make a decision, if your wrong, own up to it
    Don't start a fight, but give it your all if you have to fight
    Your first punch should be to the nose
    Dont be afraid to cry
    Always be respectful to your elders
    Think before you act-I heard that one about a million times growing up!
    If you say you'll be somewhere at a certain time, be 10 minutes early
    Everybody makes mistakes, don't be quick to judge

    I'm sure there's more, just can't think of anymore right now.
     

    tv1217

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    Mine always liked to use the old "you gotta give respect to earn it"


    Took him a while to realize that goes both ways.
     

    HenryWallace

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    Learn from your mistakes.
    Don't Sell Out Your Friends, and choose them wisely as they reflect who you are.
    Show by example not by words.

     

    Boonl1776

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    Years ago, when my buddy from WVa got home from college and his mom found a large pair of women's panties in his laundy bag, his dad confronted him and said "Son, your mom found these, you can do better than that. Start hanging out in bowling alleys."
     

    UncleMike

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    From my Dad.

    "A man doesn't wear what's in fashion.
    He either wears what's comfortable and fits the occasion or he wears a uniform."

    "Unarmed means you don't have arms.
    As long as you have arms and legs you can fight."
     

    Hdfb03

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    If you give a woman a watermelon and she cuts it up for you she gives it back to you stay away, if she cuts it up for you she's a good woman, if she cuts it up and de-seeds it.....marry her.


    Quick edit: he is by no means a womanizer or anything, he just means that any woman willing to do that is a woman to keep!
     
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    BehindBlueI's

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    1) If you are drunk and see headlights, slow down and put the passenger wheels in the ditch until they pass. Watch for mailboxes. Know where the culverts are on your route home from town.

    2) Never take Eddie to town, especially if he's talking about strippers.

    3) Eddie isn't allowed in Jeffersonville after the urinating under the stop light incident. Seriously, don't take Eddie to town.

    4) Advice about love? Son, I've been married three times. Who am I to give you advise?

    5) Have at least one friend with a log splitter.

    6) Remember who visited when you were sick. They're your real friends. You'll have a ton of acquaintances in life, but you'll probably be able to count your real friends on one hand.

    7) I'd have taken better care of myself if I knew I was going to live this long. Plan accordingly.

    8) If the man running the till is honest, its tough to lose money selling vice.

    9) No matter how hot it is, always wear long sleeves to cut tobacco or pitch hay. Shirt sleeves are ok for cutting corn.

    10) You'll till a bigger garden than you're willing to weed.

    11) The chances of you using geometry in the real world are about zero if you aren't an architect or a pool player.

    12) Batters and weathermen have it made. If they get it right one time in three, folks forget about the two they got wrong.

    13) Just go bald. Nobody's ever been fooled by a combover.

    14) If you find pants that fit right, buy a couple of pairs more than you think you'll need.

    15) If there's something you've "always wanted to do", do it as soon as you can. None of us knows when are "always" is going to be over.

    16) You owe the boss one honest day's work. He owes you one honest day's pay. Tomorrow you start over. Leave on good terms if you can, but remember he's not going to give you any notice if he's going to fire you.

    17) Check your beer levels on Saturday unless you want to drive to Louisville on Sunday. If you do go, go early, and don't take Eddie.
     

    The Bubba Effect

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    1) If you are drunk and see headlights, slow down and put the passenger wheels in the ditch until they pass. Watch for mailboxes. Know where the culverts are on your route home from town.

    2) Never take Eddie to town, especially if he's talking about strippers.

    3) Eddie isn't allowed in Jeffersonville after the urinating under the stop light incident. Seriously, don't take Eddie to town.

    4) Advice about love? Son, I've been married three times. Who am I to give you advise?

    5) Have at least one friend with a log splitter.

    6) Remember who visited when you were sick. They're your real friends. You'll have a ton of acquaintances in life, but you'll probably be able to count your real friends on one hand.

    7) I'd have taken better care of myself if I knew I was going to live this long. Plan accordingly.

    8) If the man running the till is honest, its tough to lose money selling vice.

    9) No matter how hot it is, always wear long sleeves to cut tobacco or pitch hay. Shirt sleeves are ok for cutting corn.

    10) You'll till a bigger garden than you're willing to weed.

    11) The chances of you using geometry in the real world are about zero if you aren't an architect or a pool player.

    12) Batters and weathermen have it made. If they get it right one time in three, folks forget about the two they got wrong.

    13) Just go bald. Nobody's ever been fooled by a combover.

    14) If you find pants that fit right, buy a couple of pairs more than you think you'll need.

    15) If there's something you've "always wanted to do", do it as soon as you can. None of us knows when are "always" is going to be over.

    16) You owe the boss one honest day's work. He owes you one honest day's pay. Tomorrow you start over. Leave on good terms if you can, but remember he's not going to give you any notice if he's going to fire you.

    17) Check your beer levels on Saturday unless you want to drive to Louisville on Sunday. If you do go, go early, and don't take Eddie.

    Is eddie your brother or his brother?
     

    snapping turtle

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    I know an Eddie or TWO.

    Dad gave me dating advise at about 7 or 8 grade.

    "Stay away from the young girls with big **** they get fat when they get old. "

    Others:

    "You have two ears and one mouth for a reason. Listen twice as much as you talk."

    "Don't be afraid to tell the truth."

    Several of the others mentioned.
     

    TheRude1

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    Never F with people you don't know cause you don't know who you are FN with

    I told my son that when he was 6, he is 13 now and he still remembers me telling him

    Glad something stuck :D
     
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