Our parent's sayings

Mike said:
One that my Mother used when I was young,
"I have only got two pairs of hands, how can
I help you"!

Mike.
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I loved your mothers wit, and it makes me wonder whether " mothers of today",(those with young children), might have to pass on to their children in this "Woke" age, if that is the correct term(?).
Maybe I'll try to set up a new thread, putting forth Woke comments parents use today, (I'll have to do some internet searching though, as I haven't a clue, and I hope other forum me bees can educate me?)? :unsure: .
 

One that was passed down that originally came from one of my grandfathers: Take it from the source.
What it meant: before you automatically agree with, go along with, or believe something somebody says, look at the person it's coming from.
One thing I've noticed in recent years is it's usually individuals who've done a heck-dandy job at ruining their own lives that point their fingers at every perceived flaw in other people.
 
"Speak to the organ grinder not the monkey",(or " Speak to the boss, not the oily rag" is another similar expression I heard my father say occasionaly). :whistle: .
 

JaniceM said:
One that was passed down that originally came from one of my grandfathers: Take it from the source.
What it meant: before you automatically agree with, go along with, or believe something somebody says, look at the person it's coming from.
One thing I've noticed in recent years is it's usually individuals who've done a heck-dandy job at ruining their own lives that point their fingers at every perceived flaw in other people.
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"Look at the man in the box", was a similar saying of my father (meaning look at the man standing next to the auctioneer before you purchase a cow, if he isn't likely to want to part with a good cow, don't buy it!).
 
My Mom was the boss of the house and said many things to me as I was growing up. 2 things I can remember her saying were
Stop crying before I give you something to cry about!
Just WAIT till your father gets home!And many other things.
I would really laugh when she would say that I would ever be afraid of my Father coming home and punishing me. He was soo gentle. The only thing I remember him saying to me was one time I told him my Mother said something to me. I said "She said" and before I could finish what my Mother said my Dad said "She is the cats mother" Meaning I should never call my Mom She.
 
Maybe I shouldn't repeat this one, but as its come to my mind, my father used to say, "Women start most/all wars", (or are behind them?)! :sneaky:.
I can't tell you where he got the idea from, as I'm pretty sure he wasn't interested in ancient history, "Helen of Troy" and all that, but there you are, I suppose its one point of view, whilst so many believe it is mainly men who cause wars, or start wars, you'd have to say my dad was a "bit of an outlier" on this one! :rolleyes: .
It would appear from my very limited research here, and at least some others share my father's view, (maybe time for a separate thread though?):
https://qz.com/967895/throughout-history-women-rulers-were-more-likely-to-wage-war-than-men/

and this one:
https://aeon.co/ideas/would-the-world-be-more-peaceful-if-there-were-more-women-leaders

Quote: ‘Women leaders can indeed be forceful when confronted with violent, aggressive and dangerous international situations.’ But they can also be aggressive in the cause of peace. It is, indeed, a stereotype to dismiss women as inherently peaceable. As Swanwick wrote in The Future of the Women’s Movement (1913): ‘I wish to disclaim altogether the kind of assumption … in feminist talk of the present day.’ That is, ‘the assumption that men have been the barbarians who loved physical force, and that women alone were civilised and civilising. There are no signs of this in literature or history.’
 
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"Dont do anything I wouldn't do" was another one of my fathers sayings, that used to get people laughing, (especially women trying to work out exactly what he wouldnt do, or what he meant by the remark? :giggle: ).
 
'That's water under the bridge'

'Children should be seen and not heard'

'There's more out than there is in'

'Wish in one hand..................see what you get first

'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence'

'You won't find gold up there' - let's just say nose and leave it at that!!

I'm sure there's a lot more my grandmother used to say if I could remember. But what is strange and worrying is that I sometimes use some of her sayings. :eek: Not the children one because I do not have children and it's not nice anyway.
 
My dad used to tell me, "Smile and the whole world smiles with you. Cry, and you cry alone." But this isn't really true.
 
chic said:
My dad used to tell me, "Smile and the whole world smiles with you. Cry, and you cry alone." But this isn't really true.
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A very good friend of mine, who I used to call my second mum, used to live in the same village as the landlord featured above.

She was very clever and wise, and used to put a smile on her face, even if she wasn't always feeling like it for the same reason. When she ran a small antique shop in a nearby town, it turned into a refuge for anyone wanting a "good natter", but she didn't mind whether she sold anything or not, because she much preferred taking the best items home! :).
 
grahamg said:
A very good friend of mine, who I used to call my second mum, used to live in the same village as the landlord featured above.

She was very clever and wise, and used to put a smile on her face, even if she wasn't always feeling like it for the same reason. When she ran a small antique shop in a nearby town, it turned into a refuge for anyone wanting a "good natter", but she didn't mind whether she sold anything or not, because she much preferred taking the best items home! :).
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In business or politics it does pay to smile even if you don't feel like it. I remember this angle of dad's saying a lot because he was right about it.
 
chic said:
In business or politics it does pay to smile even if you don't feel like it. I remember this angle of dad's saying a lot because he was right about it.
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I can't remember this saying of my fathers, so I'm not sure whether it coincides with your fathers wise words, but here goes:

"Proffered service is never valued". :unsure: .
 
chic said:
In business or politics it does pay to smile even if you don't feel like it. I remember this angle of dad's saying a lot because he was right about it.
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Another thought crossed my mind, and it is the way some experienced business people won't smile, or at least not in a normal genuine way, until perhaps they've got your money out of you!

This saying I remember my ex.'s stepfather relating to my former mother in law, it was, "You can't run with the fox and the hounds!", (politically incorrect and illegal activity now, but the hunting reference meant you can't always stay friends with both your daughter, and son in law after a divorce). :whistle:.

" Muck or nettles", was another one of my fathers sayings, when you're faced with a choice, and neither of the options looks rosy! o_O .
 
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grahamg said:
"No names, no pack drill", (apparently a very ancient saying, going back beyond recorded history it is thought, in one form or another?). :)(y) .
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That was one of my dad's too. He had another odd quirky saying that I sometimes use myself.
He would begin a sentence with "If I was two days younger and single I would," and then follow up with something like "buy a sports car". I sometimes use it when looking at the latest fashion in women's clothing or answering a question about sky diving.
 
Warrigal said:
That was one of my dad's too. He had another odd quirky saying that I sometimes use myself.
He would begin a sentence with "If I was two days younger and single I would," and then follow up with something like "buy a sports car". I sometimes use it when looking at the latest fashion in women's clothing or answering a question about sky diving.
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I liked the quirky quote, but I think most men wouldn't be looking at sports cars when suggesting what they might do if they were younger! :giggle:.
 
Another thing my father used to comment upon, when referring to a particular type of person, was to say they were, "As deep as the ocean!" (meaning very hard to read, or having untold depths to their mind or character!).

Then there was this pithy comment from an old guy called Joe I met when I started my first job, "If one woman/partner is not enough for you, ten is not too many!", (do I have to explain that one?). :unsure:.
 
chic said:
In business or politics it does pay to smile even if you don't feel like it. I remember this angle of dad's saying a lot because he was right about it.
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I've thought of a better saying my father used a number of times when dealing with abrasive bank managers, lawyers, real estate agents, he would tell them to their face,"Dick Turpin wore a mask when he was robbing you!"

(US members might struggle to understand that one, if they've never heard of the famous UK highwayman, or "mugger on horseback", holding up stagecoaches two hundred years ago). :unsure: .
 
When my husband get's mad he says, "binder flippin' twine"!

As much as I try and suppress any laughing associated with, those words always make me laugh, and then he'll usually laugh when he sees me laughing.
 
Aunt Marg said:
When my husband get's mad he says, "binder flippin' twine"!
As much as I try and suppress any laughing associated with, those words always make me laugh, and then he'll usually laugh when he sees me laughing.
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I liked that one, (does everyone know what " binder twine" is?).

I've a rude one of my fathers, used when someone had been asking too many questions, (I'll have to clean it up a bit).

"They want to know the ins and outs of a fishe's rear end!". ;) .
 

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