Ok, so I’ve been watching too much Maverick. Share those pearls of wisdom your parents said to you.
My father:
If you’re lost, don’t call me and tell me you’re at the corner of Walk and Don’t Walk.
Yep, my sons like to drive real comfortable… both feet flat on the floor. (speeding)
(We all worked in dad’s pharmacy growing up. This was after oldest brother asked for a raise). Come here son, I want to show you something. Get up on this stool. There. Now that’s the only raise you’re getting.
When I was your age I had to walk to school up hill both ways in 2 feet of snow… With no shoes!!
Ryan
Because I said so, that’s why.
(And I’ve been guilty of saying the same thing.)
Aw, Cronkite’s gone.
No - you can’t have a curfew after midnight. Nothing good every happens after midnight.
At the time, I thought “Wrong - there is good stuff after midnight”
Now - I catch myself saying and thinking it. 
After sitting quite a while at a stop sign: Waiting for it to turn green?
After sitting too long at a green light: Don’t like that shade?
After hitting the side of a building when parking nose in: I guess that’s far enough.
I think I would have liked your dad.
He was a wonderful man.
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Aw, Cronkite’s gone.
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Did they say where he was? He had a huge house on the Vineyard.
I just googled him yesterday to see if he was still alive.
They are right. There will never be anyone like him again.
Oh, mother sayings
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
Is it safe to drive with you now?
pretty funny too!
Depth perception still su****cks.
After trying to dodge a series of potholes: Good job. You hit every one!
My father had two possible declarations after a meal:
“That was pretty good, what little there was of it.”
or:
“There sure was a lot of that, such as it was.”
dad: “do whatever you think best.”
on my mom’s Alzheimers: " I always hoped we’d end our long trail together, but it doesn’t look like that’s gonna be able to happen."
Whenever we complained that something isn’t fair:
“Fair? A fair is nothing more than a competitive exhibition for livestock.”
Also, this cautionary tidbit from his flying days:
“There’s nothing more useless than the runway behind you and the fuel on the ground.”
(We can never really remember this phrase correctly. Usually when one of us tries to repeat it, we say something like, “Remember that there’s always gas on the runway and something in the sky.”)
It’s rare that he speaks of his younger days. That’s why I’ll never forget the day that my mother asked about his excellent billiard skills.
“How’d you get so good at pool?!”
“Because while you were taking piano lessons in your church dress, I was in bars swindling the pool sharks.”
“I could look at your mother crosseyed and get her pregnant.”
Tell me who my Pappy was and I’ll tell you what he used to say!!
“What, you think we kept that thing around as a pet? Pass the gravy.”
“What, you’re too good for hand-me-downs?” Ain’t nobody gonna see those panties."
“Aw, stop your whining and pry grandpa’s crown out before the viewing.”
“Always use the bathroom before you get in a car. If you get in a wreck, your bladder could burst, which causes more trouble all around.”
“You’ll get old some day”