....and make another one just like you. :D

I'm not John Beresford Tipton, sorry - Dad

"Don't threaten. If you are going to do something, don't talk about it, just do it." - advise from my ex-husband

"COME to hell!" my Dad when he was especially mad about something or at somebody, said in place of "GO to hell!"

"Just do your best."

Dad never watched The Rock.

An e-mail i got recently ,

Tough Love vs. Spanking

(a psychological conundrum)

Most of America 's populace think it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of "those moments."

One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.

They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together.

I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my son, in case you would like to use the technique.

Sincerely,

My mom always used to say "sorry Charlie"

God I hated that, however, I have caught myself saying it to my kids more than once.

Another one of my mom's mom-isms was "because I said so". That is one that I happily use on my kids.

"You're one in a million. And on any given day there are eight more just like you in Manhattan."

My friend Nick, whenever someone got to feeling too impressed with themselves.

Adapt and Survive


...other half on moving to America

Opinions are like assholes; everyone has one and all of them stink.

A schoolmate of mine used to say this.

everything I ever did wrong was a "SHENANNIGAN".

"All the cow men knew her" - Dad

I love that.

yes, i know you are an only child. so was your older brother, until he pissed me off. no you will never get to meet him.

make your bed hard.... you're the one that has to lie in it.

you lay with dogs you get fleas.....my granny on chosing friends.

Life is a shit sandwich. The more bread you have, the less shit you have to taste.

from my Step-father, who smoked himself to death at a very early age.

You don't wanna wind up like me do you?

My uncle who always got drunk at the family reunions. (we all have at least ONE of them).