Parental Wisdom?

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So, I'm having some difficulties at work and was talking to my father about it last night, and he says, 'the thing about money is that it's all relative. You can make a million dollars and still be broke. I don't know how I get along with so little, but I do.' It was kind of indirect, but I think he was trying to tell me not to work my ass off for money if I really can't stand my job.

Do you keep any bits of parental wisdom in your head?

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 15 April 2004 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

"Don't laugh while you're drinking milk, it'll make the milk spill out of your nose."

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 15 April 2004 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

One from my dad that has stuck with me: "There's never going to be time." He popped out with it in response to me putting off yet more more semi-important thing until I "have time." As with so many things he's said, he meant it lovingly, even if it doesn't read that way.

― Lee G (Lee G), Thursday, 15 April 2004 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

my parents have never said anything to me that made any kind of sense.

― farb, Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

My Dad told me "no one ever dies wishing they'd spent more time in the office"

― isadora (isadora), Thursday, 15 April 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

from dad: "the car is not a radio on wheels."

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 15 April 2004 22:54 (twenty-two years ago)

My dad taught me how to speak to a Sys Admin: get down on your hands and knees, and grovel, then cry out with a loud voice OH GREAT AND WORTHY SYS ADMIN PLEASE MAY YOUR GRACE GRANT ME THIS TINY REQUEST!!!

It works every time.

― Super-Kate (kate), Friday, 16 April 2004 07:08 (twenty-two years ago)

"There is no such thing as free pussy." My dad saw that scribbled on a wall or bathroom stall somewhere many years ago and offers this sage advice to me once in a while.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 16 April 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Free pussy:

http://nathanlaredo.com/photos/178_7875.JPG

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I just knew somebody was gonna do something like that.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:26 (twenty-two years ago)

That's the cat from KiKi's Delivery Service!

― Super-Kate (kate), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, now that I look at it, that's a darn good pic.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Actually, this "Cat on a hot tin roof" shite is overestimated"

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"Keep a diary and a diary keeps you"

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 16 April 2004 08:46 (twenty-two years ago)

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