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06-18-2011, 06:37 PM #1Registered User
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One lesson your dad taught you???
Most dads teach us a lot, either by word, or by good example, or sometimes, even by bad example.
In honor of Father's Day tomorrow, can you share one lesson your dad taught you?Spiritual:
"You are fearfully and wonderfully made." Please... respect life.
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Debt free, hoping to stay that way!
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1. Keep on writing.
2. Get some balance in my life.
3. Lose weight. Hopefully 5# this year. (9.5 pounds right now! Yay, Me!!)
4. Continue to be looking for how God wants to use me this year.
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06-18-2011, 06:43 PM #2Super Moderator
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Never be afraid to admit you don't know something. People will respect you more than if you lie about your abilities.
Russ
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06-18-2011, 06:51 PM #3Registered User
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That if you plan for success, you can be completely unprepared for failure. If you plan for failure, success is a pleasant surprise!
(The apparatus for his PhD didn't work for THREE years, it worked one day.He wrote his thesis on that day's results.)
Judi
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06-18-2011, 07:30 PM #4Registered User
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He taught me not to argue but rather intelligently persuade.
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06-18-2011, 07:31 PM #5Registered User
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"Keep grinnin'."
No matter what happens, Dad told me to meet it with a smile. He taught me you can't feel nearly as bad with a smile on your face.
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06-18-2011, 07:35 PM #6Registered User
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Nothing. He abandoned me at birth.
Dh Bob
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That no matter how much time has passed it's never too late to make amends, and that actions speak louder then words.
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"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about little puppies." -- Gene Hill
"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her."
— Maya Angelou
"God has the right, and does not require my permission, to rearrange my life to achieve His purposes."– Anonymous
Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!
~ Romans 12:16, NLT
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
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06-18-2011, 07:47 PM #8Registered User
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any job worth doing, is worth doing well.
taking one day at a time, trying to get rid of debt!!
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His loss. Your mother was both.
Originally Posted by Debbie-cat
Bank of America is THE godfather of Hell with Wells Fargo running neck and neck. When the world ends the only things that will be left are cockroaches, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Not necessarily in that order. The order remains to be seen.
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06-18-2011, 09:12 PM #10Registered User
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He taught me what it feels like to be unconditionally loved.
"Everyday as your walking down the street, everybody that you met has an original point of view" -Arthur PBS
Imagine - Wife of 18 years to Hubby
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06-18-2011, 09:27 PM #11Registered User
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My dad taught me to ignore gender roles, for which I will be grateful till my dying day.
DC, I'm so sorry. Your dad missed out on knowing a wonderful daughter.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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06-18-2011, 09:37 PM #12Registered User
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Dad is a computer geek, whose sole passion/hobby is geneology (no, not just our family - the families in the surrounding towns, too!). He lost his faith somewhere along the way being a military officer, and travelling all over Europe. Now remarried, as well as a renewed faith has definitely influenced me.
Dad's taught me that hobbies, as well as family, really are most important. His insistence we went to church instilled a love for the Lord. My mother and Dad's relationship was a sham; now I see him in a mutually loving, caring, uplifting one, which greatly impacted my decision to marry.Vermont has two seasons: Wintah and the Fourth of July.
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06-18-2011, 09:41 PM #13Registered User
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To fish. . . . Happy Father's Day to my dad up in Heaven.
Totally debt free since January 2011.
Fully funded Emergency Fund complete December 12, 2011! Yeah!
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Wow, my dad taught me SO MUCH. . . hard to chose just one. . .
he taught me how to be graceful in the face of adversity (he lost his right arm at age 13, had a brain stem stroke at age 58, developed syringomyelia at age 62, went to a nursing home at age 76, died of AML at age 78 - all with a smile, and a "such is life" attitude - never "woe is me")
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Family first.
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