The Best or Worst Parental advice.

Ina

Ina

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What was the best or worst advice you received form your parents before you reached 30. Did it help you or hinder your growth? What have you gain or lost from accepting that advice. Did you pass that advice down to your offspring. Have you changed their original advice for you children?
 
When I was a young kid, my mother always told me various saying to teach me about life. She would say things like "there is no free lunch"...letting me know that you don't get anything for nothing, and anything that comes "free", usually has a catch to it. I found that to be true, especially when reading the fine print on contests and sweepstakes, LOL.

Everything she told me helped me to become an independent and responsible adult, not using others for money favors or other things I needed. Don't have any kids, but would have raised them with the same ideals.
 
My parents didn't have money to put me through college. I was an art major in high school, always pulling A's. With my teacher's recommendation, I wanted to attend a free post-high school fine art program. My parents refused to let me go. Their reason? They said:

"Women don't have careers."

That was awful advice. I guess they expected me to get married at 18 and be a stay at home wife for the rest of my life... just like mom and June Cleaver.

40 years later before his death, my father brought this subject up. (not me... I never mentioned it) He told me it was his single biggest regret when he didn't allow me to attend the art program. He wondered what sort of different life I would have led. We'll never know, but my life was just fine. I have no regrets about the roads I never took.

I encouraged my children to be all they could be. But I didn't go on a big campaign promoting that idea.
 
My parents were extremely strict beyond belief. They never gave me any advice (just orders) and I never asked. I think, mostly I was taught to be polite which has continued (for the most part) throughout my life.
 
Ina said:
What was the best or worst advice you received form your parents before you reached 30. Did it help you or hinder your growth? What have you gain or lost from accepting that advice. Did you pass that advice down to your offspring. Have you changed their original advice for you children?
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My mom and dad were both dreamers, especially my mom. She lived by the movies I think. Told me to follow my heart. Wouldn't do that again.
 
I loved both my mother and father, and didn't fear either. Was lucky I guess, wouldn't have traded them for anything. :sentimental:
 
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