Fatherly Advice: Patch Readers Around Milwaukee Co. Share Dad's Wisdom

Milwaukee WI

15 June, 2022

12:44 PM

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MILWAUKEE COUNTY — Ahead of Father's Day 2022 on Sunday, Patch readers from around the greater Milwaukee area shared the best words of advice that they've heard from their father. Patch asked, "Father's Day is coming up and we want to know: What's the best advice your dad ever gave you?" "Not so much what he said but what he did and how he lived his life," one reader in Oak Creek said. "Best example of doing the right things in life." RELATED: Still looking for a Father's Day gift? Check out this guide from Patch Deals. A reader in Greendale shared an acronym their father had, "Listen to PAPA." "Pay Attention, Plan Ahead," the acronym stands for. One reader in New Berlin shared a quote from the song "Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. "My papa said 'Boy If you drive when yer drinking, don't go driving that hot rod Lincoln'," the reader wrote. Another New Berlin reader said, "Money doesn't solve money issues." Nearby in Racine County, other Patch readers also shared their fathers' advice. "Better to be 10 minutes late in this world than 10 years too early in the next," one reader in the Mount Pleasant area said. What's the best advice your father has given you? Let us know below.