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

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    • O [email protected]

      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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      • O [email protected]

        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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        • O [email protected]

          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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          • whatsherbucket@lemmy.worldW [email protected]

            Always wear a condom.

            -Dad

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

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            • O [email protected]

              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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              • O [email protected]

                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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                • O [email protected]

                  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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                    • inb4_foundthevegan@lemmy.worldI [email protected]

                      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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                      • O [email protected]

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

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                          "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."

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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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                              • O [email protected]

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

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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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                                      Oh that was it. My mom used to say it a lot. Sort of a meta answer I suppose. 😂

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                                      • inb4_foundthevegan@lemmy.worldI [email protected]

                                        Oh that was it. My mom used to say it a lot. Sort of a meta answer I suppose. 😂

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                                        I was just pulling your leg. It's a good one.

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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 walk in the middle of the “aisle” (the part cars drive down) in parking lots. I don’t forget it because I constantly see people (morons) not following this advice and almost getting hit by cars.

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