Mine was from my mother: “Never cry for a man. He’ll never cry for you.”
One that’s come up a lot for me went something like “people don’t think about you much, they’re all focused on their own life and problems, you’re just in the background”. I have a tendency to nervously overthink other people’s reactions, which is why it was brought up, but it has lots of other applications too.
Adults: Don’t touch, the wood stove is hot.
Toddler Me: [touches anyway] hot! Hot!
I still have the scar.
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.
Always wear a condom.
-Dad
Hmm, “trust me, you don’t want a kid” - Dad
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.
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.
That’s terrible. I, as a man, have cried for women, have cried for male friends,… I have cried on many occasions. I’ve seen huge guys snicker in sorrow.
Anyway, you don’t cry for some one else. Crying helps you to cope with your feelings.
I guess your mother was Hurt bad to give zich a voor advice.
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?
Oh that was it. My mom used to say it a lot. Sort of a meta answer I suppose. 😂
I was just pulling your leg. It’s a good one.
Innovation never comes from using something the way it was designed to be used.
What a fuckin’ weird piece of advice.
Not at all toxic and loaded
/s
You won’t be everyone’s friend.
Along with “don’t chase after people who aren’t interested” and “you don’t like everybody, not everybody will like you”.
Genuinely has been so helpful to keep in mind every time I reach out to make connections but get ignored, brushed off or rejected. There will be people who reciprocate my friendship, who recognize my value and enjoy my company and I can use my energy on those relationships.
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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.
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.
Good advice, and by extension also the fundamental of defensive driving - assume every other driver on the road is crazy or incompetent.
- Just because someone is signalling to turn, it doesn’t mean they will
- Just because someone isn’t signalling to turn, it doesn’t mean they won’t
- Assume people will run red lights
- Assume people will jump on the brakes for no reason
- Assume anyone will change lanes at any time without even looking
I’m sure my driving got a lot safer from thinking like that
“Don’t believe everything you read in books.” - my religious dad
Learned pretty early on not to believe a certain book. Woops
“Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut.”
Better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid then open it and remove all doubt.
Yes but… If there’s something you don’t understand, it’s better to ask about it ahead of time rather than later, after everyone assumed you understood the situation.
You can definitely come out looking like more of an idiot by waiting till the last second to clarify a misunderstanding.
