u/joekerr9999

What sayings did your parents repeat to you over and over when you were growing up?

The generation that raised us has been called the “The Greatest Generation” by Tom Brokaw and others. They came of age during the Great Depression and fought in World War II. They would repeat words of wisdom for us to live by. A couple things my mother used to repeat:

Be thankful for what you have.

If you don’t have anything good to say about somebody, don’t say anything.

What words of wisdom did you hear growing up?

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u/joekerr9999 — 1 day ago

I usually spend the first dates asking the girl about the street she grew up on and the name of her first pet so I’ll at least have access to her passwords.

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u/joekerr9999 — 10 days ago

Now that you are in your 70’s, are you still a kid at heart?

Sometimes I read in the paper about people in their 70’s getting injured doing something dangerous and I think, what’s that old fool trying to do that for? Then I realize that I’m older than the guy in the story and I do the same stuff. I still see myself as way younger than 77. I’m often thankful that my inner child is still around and hasn’t lost touch.

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u/joekerr9999 — 13 days ago