Listen to
Your Old Man

If your dad is like most dads, he can get going when he starts up on an old story.
It's probably a lot like when his dad used to tell stories. And his father before him. It's what men of a certain age do—impart wisdom and guidance from lessons learned the hard way. You might have (oh, let's be honest ... you have definitely) heard these stories before. After all, the old guy only has so many tales in his hat. But when he tells you, for the umpteenth time, about that time he and his buddy drove his old pickup truck from the Grand Canyon to the Gulf of Mexico, don't roll your eyes or sigh. Don't tell him that you've heard this one before. He's trying for a little bit of immortality by passing along the story to you. He's also trying to teach you a little something. And there's plenty we can learn from the older men in our life. So get the man a drink, pull up a chair and listen. Herewith, ten lessons we've learned from our fathers over the years.