Fathering Quotes & What Dad's Say

Fathering Quotes

"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
William Shakespeare

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong
as the need for a father's protection.
Sigmoid Freud

"To be a successful father . . . there's one
absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look
at it for the first two years."
Ernest Hemingway

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters
who I remember he was.
Anne Sexton

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle
voices call him father!"
Lydia M. Child

A man knows when he is growing old because he
begins to look like his father."
Gabriel García Márquez

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
17th century English proverb

When I was a boy of 14,
my father was so ignorant
I could hardly stand to have
the old man around.

But when I got to be 21,
I was astonished at how much
the old man had learned in seven years.
By Mark Twain

What Dad's Say..Mom's Too LOL

1. Don't ask me, ask your mother.
2. I'll play catch after I read the paper.
3. A little dirt never hurt anyone—just wipe it off..
4. I told you, keep your eye on the ball.
5. Always say please and thank you. That way, you get
   more.
6. If you forget, you'll be grounded till the end of
   the world.
7. You call that a haircut?
8. This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.
9. Turn off those lights. Do you think I am made of
   money?
10. You call that noise "music"?
11. We’re not lost. I’m just not sure where we are.
12. No, we’re not there yet.
13. Shake it off. It's only pain.
14. When I was your age , I treated MY father with
    respect.
15. As long as you live under my roof, you’ll live by my
    rules.
16. I’ll tell you why. Because I said so. That’s why.
17. What’s so funny? Wipe that smile off your face.
18. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand
    times.
19. You want something to do? I’ll give you something
    to do.
20. You should visit more often. Your mother worries.
21. This is your last warning.
22. I'm not sleeping, I was watching that channel.
23. What keeps those jeans of yours from falling off?
24. I'm not just talking to hear my own voice!
25. You're going out like THAT?
26. Well, when you're a parent, you can do it too.
27. In MY day......
28. Eat it! It will grow hair on your chest!
29. Don't forget to check your oil.
30. You can want in one hand and spit in the other and
    see which one fills up first.
31. If your friend jumped off a bridge would you?
32. If I didn't love you so much I wouldn't punish you!
    I would let you do whatever you wanted.
33. Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry.
34. You have things so easy! When I was your age I had
    to walk to school in 10 feet of snow up hill both
    ways.
35. Rise and shine!
36. What part of NO don't you understand?
37. I don't care what other people are doing! I'm not
    everybody elses father.
38. Am I talking to a brick wall?
39. If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll..
40. Two wrongs do not make a right.
41. Enough is enough!
42. Don't make me stop the car!
43. What did I just get finished telling you?

Dang I remember these fine words and say them
myself..lol..it is amazing what you will repeat :)