Originally Posted by Sprout:
Mam said to me once.......listen to everything and say nothing 
Oooh thats good advice 
I don't always tend to follow it though Rog 
Originally Posted by Sprout:
I don't always tend to follow it though Rog
Just remembered my Mum's saying .......
today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, and all is well.
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Mam said to me once.......listen to everything and say nothing
My Dad say's "See all, hear all, say F all" 
My papa used to say, "Believe only half of what you see (because things are not always what they seem) and nothing of what you hear (ie don't listen to gossip). Good advice.
My nana always advised me to "listen to your conscience". Also good advice.
When my late brother and I were young and had done something naughty, my dad would say, "If you tell the truth, you might get into trouble, but if you lie and I find out, you'll be in bigger trouble!". Maybe that's why I'm a compulsive truth teller!
Wise advice from your papa and nana Yogi
The only family advice thats stuck with me is my Nana telling when I was v. young: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry alone
We're a cheery lot
Enjoy your day peeps !
"If your auntie had bollox she'd be your uncle"
An old one but worth repeating I feel
Not said to me but I do like the quotes:
Dorothy Parker: "Tell him I was too fu*king busy-- or vice versa."
(I love Dot P)
Muhummad Ali: If you even dream about beating me then you'd better wake up and apologise.
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
Not said to me but I do like the quotes:
Dorothy Parker: "Tell him I was too fu*king busy-- or vice versa."
(I love Dot P)
Muhummad Ali: If you even dream about beating me then you'd better wake up and apologise.
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Originally Posted by Kaffs:
My first boss 'When you're talking to a client, never say 'I don't know', say 'I'll find out'
This ^ has popped into my head a couple of times over the past few days
I do think it's a great bit of advice for life, jen. I think about it every time I decide I need to Google something!
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
Not said to me but I do like the quotes:
Dorothy Parker: "Tell him I was too fu*king busy-- or vice versa."
(I love Dot P)
Muhummad Ali: If you even dream about beating me then you'd better wake up and apologise.
Oh I love those!
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Mam said to me once.......listen to everything and say nothing
My Dad say's "See all, hear all, say F all"
My papa used to say, "Believe only half of what you see (because things are not always what they seem) and nothing of what you hear (ie don't listen to gossip). Good advice.
My nana always advised me to "listen to your conscience". Also good advice.
When my late brother and I were young and had done something naughty, my dad would say, "If you tell the truth, you might get into trouble, but if you lie and I find out, you'll be in bigger trouble!". Maybe that's why I'm a compulsive truth teller!
I tell my children this exact thing. It has worked out pretty well over the years. As hard as it is not to blow a fuse sometimes and give them a right rollicking, I have to keep my end of the bargain and because they know I will, then they will also keep their end and tell the truth (most of the time).
Originally Posted by Ells:
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Originally Posted by Sprout:
Mam said to me once.......listen to everything and say nothing
My Dad say's "See all, hear all, say F all"
My papa used to say, "Believe only half of what you see (because things are not always what they seem) and nothing of what you hear (ie don't listen to gossip). Good advice.
My nana always advised me to "listen to your conscience". Also good advice.
When my late brother and I were young and had done something naughty, my dad would say, "If you tell the truth, you might get into trouble, but if you lie and I find out, you'll be in bigger trouble!". Maybe that's why I'm a compulsive truth teller!
I tell my children this exact thing. It has worked out pretty well over the years. As hard as it is not to blow a fuse sometimes and give them a right rollicking, I have to keep my end of the bargain and because they know I will, then they will also keep their end and tell the truth (most of the time).
I used it on my boys too, and it mostly worked.
Good to see you around again, Ells.
Thanks Yogi (and Rexi in the other thread). I've been popping in and reading but not been able to post much. Hope you lot are well xx
Originally Posted by Ells:
Thanks Yogi (and Rexi in the other thread). I've been popping in and reading but not been able to post much. Hope you lot are well xx
Good to see you Ells Can well imagine wee Madison has been keeping you busy!!! 
Hope you're both doing well xx 
Originally Posted by Ells:
Thanks Yogi (and Rexi in the other thread). I've been popping in and reading but not been able to post much. Hope you lot are well xx
I'm fine, Ells. I hope you and the family are all well.
We're all great, thanks. Madison is most certainly keeping me busy! Just been feeding her spuds and will now spend the rest of the evening picking bits off my face/out of my hair as she thinks it's hilarious to blow raspberries as I'm feeding her.
Originally Posted by Ells:
We're all great, thanks. Madison is most certainly keeping me busy! Just been feeding her spuds and will now spend the rest of the evening picking bits off my face/out of my hair as she thinks it's hilarious to blow raspberries as I'm feeding her.
The little minx!
Originally Posted by Ells:
We're all great, thanks. Madison is most certainly keeping me busy! Just been feeding her spuds and will now spend the rest of the evening picking bits off my face/out of my hair as she thinks it's hilarious to blow raspberries as I'm feeding her.
"The results are back. It's yours"
Originally Posted by Crunchy Nuts:
"The results are back. It's yours"
"EC, NO!. That's the wrong hole"
Said to me during my first attempt at plastering holes in a wall. The holes I started with was supposed to be a hole.
Yet more thinly disguised filth from our South Yorkshire correspondent!
When I started reading it EC, I did wonder where you were going with it!
I recall someone saying that I had better beware of the skin deep. I have indeed bewared of the skin deep ever since and it has stood me in good stead.
