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."
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."
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."
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."
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. -
Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."
wrote last edited by [email protected]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."
What a fuckin’ weird piece of advice.
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Always wear a condom.
-Dad
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."
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."
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."
"Nobody cares."
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What a fuckin’ weird piece of advice.
Not at all toxic and loaded
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When getting advice, consider if the speakers life is one you want for yourself.
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."
wrote last edited by [email protected]"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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Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."
"Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut."
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Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."
wrote last edited by [email protected]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."
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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Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."
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."
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.
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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Oh that was it. My mom used to say it a lot. Sort of a meta answer I suppose.
