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What’s a piece of advice you got as a kid that still sticks with you?

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    Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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      Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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      It's your life/future. You decide. Context was choice of which school/education to follow. I choose a technical education (and 45+ years later not a single day of regrets) but applys to ...well everything actually.

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        Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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        Whenever someone gifts you something, just say "Thank you very much" and accept the gift. Don't do the "are you sure" or "oh no you shouldn't have" dance.

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          Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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          When getting advice, consider if the speakers life is one you want for yourself.

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            Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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            Literal translation it is a bit funnier in original:
            "If you're bored, sharpen a stick and stick it up your butt so you resemble a donkey more."
            Basically there is 0 reason to be bored in this life.

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              Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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              Always wear a condom.

              -Dad

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                Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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                What a fuckin’ weird piece of advice.

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                  Always wear a condom.

                  -Dad

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                  Hmm, "trust me, you don't want a kid" - Dad

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                    Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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                    Innovation never comes from using something the way it was designed to be used.

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                      Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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                      Adults: Don't touch, the wood stove is hot.

                      Toddler Me: [touches anyway] hot! Hot!

                      I still have the scar.

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                        Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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                        "Nobody cares."

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                          What a fuckin’ weird piece of advice.

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                          Not at all toxic and loaded

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                            When getting advice, consider if the speakers life is one you want for yourself.

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                            Ok, I'll consider that. Now, what advice from childhood did you have to share?

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                              Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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                              "Don't believe everything you read in books." - my religious dad

                              Learned pretty early on not to believe a certain book. Woops

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                                "Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut."

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                                  Dad was teaching my sister and I to cross the street and told us to look both ways.

                                  We were crossing a one-way road at the time and I asked "Do we need to look both ways on a one-way road?"

                                  He said "People are idiots, you look both ways."

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                                    Dad was teaching my sister and I to cross the street and told us to look both ways.

                                    We were crossing a one-way road at the time and I asked "Do we need to look both ways on a one-way road?"

                                    He said "People are idiots, you look both ways."

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                                    This summer. Twice. Crossing a one way street just as a car goes zooming through in the wrong direction

                                    And its corollary. Never assume a red light will stop the cars. Always look.

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                                      In grade school I remember looking up at a brightly colored sign above the door that read, "you are not your circumstance." Decades later, I still think about it as a reminder to treat myself and others a little better.

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                                        Dad was teaching my sister and I to cross the street and told us to look both ways.

                                        We were crossing a one-way road at the time and I asked "Do we need to look both ways on a one-way road?"

                                        He said "People are idiots, you look both ways."

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                                        Also very helpful when you travel to countries with left-hand traffic (or right-hand traffic depending on which way you are used to). The first couple days cars are constantly coming from the wrong side.

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                                          Whenever someone gifts you something, just say "Thank you very much" and accept the gift. Don't do the "are you sure" or "oh no you shouldn't have" dance.

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                                          Lmao that's every Chinese New Year ever. The red packet exchange is just so awkward and weird (IMO) and completely pointless.

                                          Like Family A's parents gives Family B's kid $100 then Family B's parents give Family A's two children each $50 (totalling $100). Then when they go home, the parents "ask" (read: demand) the kid to give them the money for "safekeeping". So... like... wtf is the point. This is why I don't like the idea of "tradition", conservatives be weird af. Like, at one point, I just stop caring when they give it to me and I'm like "just give it to mom" lol.

                                          Red Packet exchange is just glorified Money PingPong games.

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