Stuff your dad or trusted older male taught you

Originally Posted by nicad2000

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They lied

It isn't that they lied, it is that the world is dramatically different for my generation than their generation.

How to whittle with a pocket knife.

never resort to usury, if you cannot fund a project with the funds on hand, the project should not be undertaken.

moralitly and empathy are only needed for appearances.

and how to take a beating.

Pittsburgh sucks Browns rule

there are 3 groups of things that my dad tought me:

1. sorry to say this, but for the most part, when I think of a decision that I have to make, I usually (used to do this all the time and now only do it rarely) think "what would my dad do?" and do the opposite. ********* up a lot of his life, and I have used him as an example of what not to do

2. he did teach me, through stories and the basic culture of the family, that work is important, that being an adult and being a man is largly about working and making a living for your family, and being in a position to be economically independent

3. the one thing that I can remember him teaching me, in terms of a specific lesson was "if you are going to hit somebody, make sure that you either have something hard in your hand or that he will land on something hard". it always struck me as good advice

I spend a lot of time with my son (and will with my daughters as they age) teaching him life lessons. I have told my son (starting when he was 6) that my job is to teach him to be a good man - to be able to make a good living, have a good family life and be a good citizen.

Originally Posted by scarphe

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never resort to usury, if you cannot fund a project with the funds on hand, the project should not be undertaken.

moralitly and empathy are only needed for appearances.

and how to take a beating.
Explains a lot.

How to set-up a linear, V-shaped and L-shaped ambush. Yes, I had an odd childhood. I'm trying to think of something else, but I think the other lessons I took from my dad were just by his (good) example.

Taught me how to fly fish.

That's about it.

My dad tought me a mixed bag of things;

1. If you've worked for less than 10 hours in a day, then you've wasted it. There is always more jobs that need doing or more money to be made.

2. Never spend more than £60 on a suit. The man makes the suit, and a truly powerful, inspirational man could run his empire naked and still demand respect.

Not sure how far number 2 is correct, but suffice to say I just assume he missed a 0 off of his calculations!

The importance of minimalism, how to stand up to authority, how to think for myself.

My father taught me

the value of good work ethic
integrity
the truth is always the best answer
how to throw,catch, and hit a baseball
all police radar has a small rate of error, so if necessary you can drive 3-7 miles above the posted limit

My Mothers father taught me

-how to pick wild blackberries without getting cut by the thorns
-how to pour beer/ a coke into a glass
-how to flirt with girls in an appropriate way (it sounds odd, it wasn't like we sat down and had a conversation about it, but the man is a shameless flirt grocery cashiers,bank tellers,..., he just has a smile and laugh for everyone, especially good looking girls)

My fathers father taught me

- never to drink scotch, it is to be sipped
- how to hit a golf ball (but I still don't do it right)
- a gentleman dresses for the occasion
- to respect any establishment (business,home,church) by removing your coat and hat at the door.
- the financial suicide involved with bad habits (especially smoking)
- how to win at cribbage
- how to play snooker


But I've had the pleasant fortune of being surrounded by so many intelligent men, from bosses, to elders at church, and teachers, etc.

and there are all sorts of lessons friends and acquaintances teach you sometimes without your knowledge until years and years down the road.

My dad taught me that everyone takes the owner of a company to lunch-take care of the person who actually does the work and they will take care of you. He would bring jars of home raised honey to secretaries, give a bottle of liquor to delivery guys, etc. Whenever he needed a favor they were happy to help.

Confucius taught me:
- Never believe everything you read on the interwebz
- Michelin stars are over-rated
- Never wear black suit except for funerals
- Never pay retail

Not all Appreciation sites are created equal.

Originally Posted by JustinW

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How to set-up a linear, V-shaped and L-shaped ambush. Yes, I had an odd childhood.

I'm trying to think of something else, but I think the other lessons I took from my dad were just by his (good) example.

with claymores?