A word of advice

[lkl]

"Never argue with a stupid or mean person, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."




just thought i'd throw this out here. of course, everyone thinks the other guy is at fault when you're fighting and wanting to beat the other to a pulp into the ground. you have no idea what struggles might be going on in someone's life unless you know them. so when someone makes a post that annoys the living daylights out of you, take a breath, remember they too might be having a bad day and proceed to post with caution. Peace everyone.

 

[martijean1]

Am singing "Why can't we be friends?"...
MJ

 

[nicolegadino]

I like to remind my husband this his rudeness doesn't negate their rudeness.

 

[pink_fortitude]

Here are some of my faves:

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts."
- Max Lerner.

"It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it."
- proverb

Melissa

 

[sparrow13]

Here's one from my childhood, courtesty of mom:

"Stop it or I'll smack you both."

 

[syzygy314]

Here's one from my childhood, courtesty of mom:

"Stop it or I'll smack you both."

LOL! I used to get it in Spanish and it always rhymed! Why's that?

 

[pink_fortitude]

Here's one from my childhood, courtesty of mom:

"Stop it or I'll smack you both."

LOL!!! It isn't quite as inspiration as the guys I mentioned, but it gets better results, doesn't it?

Melissa

 

[banslug]

My mom always told me, "when you know you're right, shut up!"

Gayle

 

[nicolegadino]

Momism

Here's one from my childhood, courtesty of mom:

"Stop it or I'll smack you both."

Good One!

My favorites are:

"Don't make me pull this car over"

"If you don't stop whining I will give you somethign to whine about!"

My family is Hispanic, so you could get a beat down from anyone if you got fresh!

 

[bear93]

My mom always told me, "when you know you're right, shut up!"

Gayle

Truer words never came off your keyboard, Gayle.

 

[Gayle]

Good One!

My favorites are:

"Don't make me pull this car over"

"If you don't stop whining I will give you somethign to whine about!"

My family is Hispanic, so you could get a beat down from anyone if you got fresh!

LMAO!! I recall most of these being followed up with:

"Wait until your father gets home!"

 

[lori254]

There was nothing that struck terror into our hearts like "wait until your father gets home!"

 

[Worknprogress]

Or, my mother would say.......YOU have to tell your father!!!!!!!!

 

[tryingtokeepup]

My family is Hispanic, so you could get a beat down from anyone if you got fresh!

I'm not Hispanic, but that's the way it was for me, too.

If my mom was at the other end of the table from me while eating at my grandparents, and I did or said anything she didn't like, she'd say something like, "Janice, smack her for me!"

 

[marnold]

Back when butt-smacking was OKAY, my mother used to discipline us in the restroom stall when in public, so the words I dreaded were "Let's go to the bathroom!" I remember whining "No...please...I don't wanna go to the bathroom!"
Nowadays, when you want to straighten your kids up you have to be sneaky with the strategic pinch.
I also hated to hear the garage door open at 5pm because I knew that my dad was home!

OP: I was always taught to choose your battles wisely.

 

[Ffte]

"Sometimes you have to choose between being nice or being right."

 

[elliemom]

"Those who throw dirt, lose ground."

ellie

 

[ShellQ]

The one to me from me (as in I should have followed it earlier today, ahem)
"When train wreck is imminent, keep self OFF tracks"

The one I've seen pinned to a bulletin board:
"Never argue with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it."

 

[kathryn]

"Those who throw dirt, lose ground."

ellie

Good one!...

 

[buffettgirl]

Here's one from my childhood, courtesty of mom:

"Stop it or I'll smack you both."

Bwahahahaha! My mom only threatened to sit between my sister and I.

I like this one myself:

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent, discerning , when he seals his lips Proverbs 17: 27

I learned my lesson a while back when I posted a personal belief in a hot topic thread. I will try never to do it again.