My father is of course an incredibly wise man. Throughout the years since he and my mother brought me into this world I have often turned to him for advice and guidance as I navigate through the wilds of life. His talent has always been to be able to distill the challenges faced to just a simple phase, a phrase of such beauty that it’s likely Confucius would have been proud.
In this blog series I plan to capture some of these sound bytes of wisdom, much as I tried to when I was younger in a small book we kept in the cupboard. The book I suspect has long been lost, with the words on the Internet, it is my hope, that they will live forever.
If anyone out there has any contributions I would love to hear them.
“Sometimes you just have to bite the bull on the horns”
- Wayne McPherson, 20/6/07
Dad, I know exactly what you mean.
Classic!
Perhaps we should show competing Dad quotes, although mine my not even be in English….
Boot, totally up for that, could have another series called “Scotts Fathers Wisdom”, would be a tight competiton. Of course you could always start your own blog!
Mailed your mum, but the email bounced, pass it on.
So My Dad says that one too but it is a little bit more delicate, but it goes: “sometimes you gotta grab the bull by the horns” He has another classic though … “You are like a bullattagate” and his old favourite “bite your bum!” Don’t you love Daddisms.
When I was born my father looked at me and then asked the doctor – “DO THEY COME IN A MORE ATTRACTIVE VERSION”
Hi Daniel Mum says I said Bite the bull by the horns.
- and that small book we kept in the cupboard as a dear child — THREW IT INTO THE INCENERATOR WHEN YOU WERE OUT!!
Cheers mate Dad