What's the worst piece of advice someone ever gave you as a child?  As an adult?
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If you keep making your face that way it will stick like that forever. \n\nI've not made a face since
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My Rice Krispies once told me "Snap! Crackle! Kiss my A*s"!! I told them "Oh yeah? Kiss MY A*s" - and sat in them... all in all not a very good idea....
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Oh My God! \n\nWhen I was young I ALWAYS swore I would never say or do the same things that my mum done and said to me. This morning I heard myself shouting the same words to my kids that I heard my mother shout to me 20 years ago and I got really scared. LoL
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My ex-husband (we had been married 10 years) gave me the surprise Christmas gift of having arranged for me drive 2000 miles to spend the rest of the holiday with my grandmother. It was very inconvenient for me to actually take the trip, and way out of our budget at the time, but his own grandparents had recently died, and I imagined this had something to do with his strange gift ... he had already called Gramma and told her to expect me and all. So I went. \n\nThrough the entire trip, my husband wasn't answering the phone or returning my calls. His parents also couldn't be reached. You can imagine how little either Gramma or I enjoyed the visit with me being worried sick. So I turned around and headed home through a blizzard.\n\nI arrived home after 40 hours of straight driving to find my husband in OUR bed with a teenager, and about $3000 in credit card bills from their "honeymoon" in DisneyWorld.\n\nTo this day, he complains to our friends that I "didn't have to be such a bitch" about that. 'Tis better to have loved and lost than to be stuck with the dumb psycho bastard for another 20 years.
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The beginning of real wisdom lies in realizing how little you actually know. Thinking of it as a journey, You have to have a starting point to begin. Now some of us come to this starting  point a whole lot sooner than others. I have been lucky enough to meet quite a few people who I would consider "Wise". They have ranged in age from 80 year old men and women to a child who though just born had the wisdom and love of the ages in their eyes. So who can say where true wisdom lies? I don't think age has a lot to do with it. Though I will say that part of the journey is not only learning from our own mistakes and triumphs but also learning from others. Because lets face it none of use have the time to make all the mistakes ourself. I'll say one last thing and then shut up. One of the greatest pieces of wisdom I was given came from my children. We were watching the news and on it was a story about the war in Iraq. My son looked at me and asked why everyone was fighting. I told him "To be honest I'm not really sure." He thought for a moment and said "Why don't they play dodge-ball then when they are all done everyone can get up and have ice cream?" to which my daughter said "And then we could all have a picnic."
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Perhaps when you grow up and quit using dumb pick up lines in an ANSWER, FAMILY forum!  DOH!
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Kids learn what is appropriate from adults - they're training to be adults, remember.  It is tacky.  Tell him so and tell him no.
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I was 8.  The babysitter and her friends were practicing kissing on me.  I thought it pretty much sucked at the time.  If I only knew back then, what I know now . . . . .
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Answer:Nothing. \nThis is one of my favorites. Most kids can answer it, Most adults can't.
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Why don't you be an adult and not use that shit?
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Best piece of advice I ever got.  Rely on yourself and no one else.\n\n  Doesn't mean not to form relationships, just means always be able to take care of yourself and not be a burden on others.\n\n  My wife and I have worked for everything we have.  We haven't been handed a thing from anybody.  No trust funds, no inheritances or any other handouts.  We're not rich, but we live pretty well.  And we owe it to no one but ourselves.\n\n  Best piece of advice on living I ever had.....
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My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake).\n\nOne day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she was keeping 'napkins' in the bathroom. Didn't they belong in the kitchen? Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that those were for "special occasions" (her second mistake).\nNow fast forward a few months...it's Thanksgiving Day, and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner. Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone. Mine was to set the table. When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst into laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, then began giggling. Next came my father, who roared with laughter. Then came Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the table with a "special occasion" Kotex napkin at each plate, with the fork carefully arranged on top. I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang off the edge!!\nMy mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter. "But, Mom, you said they were for special occasions!!!"
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why don't you follow your own advice!!!
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As a kid myself, I see it from your side. However, make sure you realize that they just want you to realize that "lowering the expectations you have for yourself is not the right path to take." (My parents...rrr...)
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lol \n:-)\nlast year.\nhmm..i was so cluless. first time experiencing so many new things. Felt like i was being forced to grow up, by experincing so many things adults think we can't handle.  hmm i see you are a sophmore just like me! :-)\nhave a great day!
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Good question. I'm actually the sort of person who is terrific at giving out advice but very poor at taking it. Like my intuition, my own advice to myself tends to get clouded when strong emotions are involved. So I'm actually better off seeking advice from elsewhere (invariably my younger brother who somehow ended up wiser than me). Honestly, I think by definition the best advice comes from outside the self. Sometimes we just don't know what's good for us and it takes an outside perspective to clue us in.
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How about "WHERE DID I PARK MT BRAIN?"\n\nMaybe this will help you, for now.\n\n\nGreat Truths In Life \n\n\nGREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: \n\n1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.\n2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.\n3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.\n4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.\n5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.\n6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.\n7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.\n8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.\n9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. \n10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.\n\n\nGREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:\n \n1) Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.\n2) Wrinkles don't hurt.\n3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts.\n4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.\n5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.\n6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.\n\nGREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD: \n\n1) Growing up is mandatory; growing old is optional.\n2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.\n3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.\n4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.\n5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.\n6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.\n7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone. \n\nTHE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:\n \n1) You believe in Santa Claus.\n2) You don't believe in Santa Claus.\n3) You are Santa Claus.\n4) You look like Santa Claus.\n\nSUCCESS: \nAt age 4 success is .....not peeing in your pants.\nAt age 12 success is....having friends.\nAt age 16 success is .. having a drivers license.\nAt age 35 success is ...having money.\nAt age 50 success is ...having money.\nAt age 70 success is ...having a drivers license.\nAt age 75 success is ...having friends.\nAt age 80 success is ...not peeing in your pants.