"Everybody wants to be
a musician
but how many actually
get a job doing it?"
"I really want
to read more books
but it hurts my eyes."
"Nah, it doesn't
matter to me if
you don't wanna
have kids.
You can't miss
what you've never
had."
"Sure, I believe
in God but
I just don't want
to go to church.
I did all that
stuff when I was
a kid."
"If you're gonna
get married
you have to know
how to take
a punch."
"To apologize
to your mother
is the biggest
mistake you can
ever make."
"One of these days
you're gonna meet
a pretty little girl
and you're gonna
start dating her
and before you know it
she's gonna be
pregnant and then
how're you gonna
pay for it all?"
"Go into electronics.
I know about that
field and there's all
kinds of jobs there."
"Do you know why I
bought this carpet colored
gold?
Because I want you
to treat it like
gold!"
"Don't waste your vote,
Vote for Perot!"
"What you eat in private
shows in public."
"Thank you, mijo,
your reward will be
in Heaven."
[Actual quotes from my father. Posted for https://dversepoets.com/2017/09/21/open-link-night-204/ ]
So many stand alone quotes, many of which brought welcome smiles.
ReplyDeleteI love the closing. :) This is such a great tribute. So glad you did this.
ReplyDeleteToward the middle, it started to sound like "The Graduate!" Ha.
ReplyDeleteI love the mix of wisdom and folly in all those advises... my father's were so few, but I probably just obeyed his rules without him telling me...
ReplyDeleteGreat my friend - I was really touched by this and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDelete"What you eat in private
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This is so true!
"Nah, it doesn't
ReplyDeletematter to me if
you don't wanna
have kids.
You can't miss
what you've never
had."
This seems very sad.
Being a mom, I don't think this one is true:
ReplyDelete"To apologize
to your mother
is the biggest
mistake you can
ever make."
What an interesting thing to do. I wish I had quotes of my father to record. Did these just stand out in your mind, or did you write them down over the years? It makes for a great read and a portrait of the man.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I so enjoyed these! I have to wonder about his thinking when he said "To apologize to your mother is the biggest mistake you can ever make"...what?! Do you have any insight into what prompted this belief?
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I should chuckle or wince, Mosk. xx
ReplyDeleteI liked this quote from your father: "What you eat in private
ReplyDeleteshows in public." You are what you eat.
What a gentle, loving tribute to your father. I was alternately touched and amused.
ReplyDeleteLove this whole thing.
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