What’s the best advice your Mom ever gave you?

My mother was such a pragmatist. No advice on love or being nice in our household. Instead, I was told “Debbie, nice girls don’t smoke or ride motorcycles!” Not a bad bit of advice, really. That is what stands out though she also gave some of the same advice as other’s have mentioned. 

LET’S SEE…..SO MUCH ADVICE!  THANKFULLY-GRATEFULLY!  I GUESS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT COVERS ‘A LOT’ ……. ALWAYS BE A ‘LADY’,  BECAUSE SOMEONE’S ALWAYS WATCHING!   ALSO, ‘IT DOESN’T PAY TO SPECULATE, BECAUSE YOU JUST ‘NEVER’ KNOW!  AND HONORABLE MENTION:  IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ‘MEANING’ OF THE WORD….GO LOOK IT UP!  LOL    ALL HAVE SERVED ME WELL TO THIS DAY!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                         ps: loooove when Bill O’Reilly does the ‘word of the day’!  =)

My Mom told me, “It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is a poor man so try to find a rich one.” Her mother actually told her this first.
I didn’t take her advice though, but I’m pretty happy with my “poor man”.
…..but if I ever find myself in the market for a second husband…:womanwink:

Set a goal and meet it! Do not rely on help from another if you are capable of doing something do it well and do it yourself.

My mother who is well into her 90’s is a beautiful woman both in and out.  Even when people see her now, they stop and wonder how someone of her longevity can look so good.  She has always tlold me that “You get more flies with honey than with vinegar.”  She also to this day tells me, “Powder and paint make you look like you ain’t.”  So I have learned to try to be nice and to look good while I’m doing it!  Love that woman.

I was always told respect your elders.Be kind you don’t know what is happening in another person’s life. And everyone got in this world the same way you did and never let anyone put you down. I have given that speech to my son and grandson.

Don’t worry about what others say about you!  She didn’t mean to be a bad person, but just not to let what others think bother you.  I watched her take care of her mother with great love, and that taught me a lot.  She was always giving her flowers or plants to others.  She liked to be nice to people, but she also said the flowers would bloom more.  She also taught me the importance of laughter.  She laughed a lot.

To always trust my heart because, if I truly did that, it would not lead me astray. I admit the few times I did not do that not that, it came back to haunt me. 

DIVORCE THAT MAN – YOU DESERVE BETTER!  I DID AND I DO! 

THANKS MOM!!!!:  heart: :heart:

You make your own happiness. Don’t count on others to make you happy. If you’re unhappy, figure out why & change it. People want to be with happy people. 

Real friends will be there during the tough times. Acquaintances are many but real friends you can count on one hand & still have fingers left over. Her father taught her that.

If you can’t say something nice, it best to just be quiet.

If you didn’t take the above advice, take the higher road in a disagreement. Be the bigger person & appologize that their feelings were hurt. If your feelings were hurt, think about all the times that you were misunderstood. They may not have meant it the way you took it. Give them the benefit of the doubt. It’s better to talk things out. If something happened to that person, you would always remember the angry words. Anger can cause us to say things that we really don’t mean. Once said, they can never be taken back. Think before you speak.

You’re never too old to learn. We can learn every day of our lives. We are amazed by all the things we still learn every day.

You’re never a loser if you just try. Only those who give up lose in the long run.

Praise God I still have her at 86. She teaches me things every day; what an amazing woman & I’m blessed to be her daughter.!

Oh, my. Where to start…My mother was a Catholic school teacher, so as you might imagine, I’ve received plenty of unsolicited advice over the years (many of the phrases listed by other posters already!) But aside from the ever-popular “If you can’t say something nice, keep your mouth shut,” I also heard one that I believe she stole from Ben Franklin quite often: “God gave you a brain, He expects you to use it.” Love you, Mom! :heart:

Mon told me to “Follow my heart, but, Live life with my brain.”

Make your bed first then eat breakfast:)

That is my mom’s advice always whaen I was still living at home:)

Another one good a good girl and don’t start fights:)

I never intended to start to a fight but Mother is always right:)

Peace and love:)

Whenever I told my mom, “I can’t!!”, she would always reply,

“Can’t never could do anything, because he wouldn’t try.”

Even to this day, when I find myself hesitating to try a new project, a new job, a new skill, I remember the words of my mom.

It can be scary to try something new, but if we don’t try, we can never know if it might have been something that would bring us great joy or result in great accomplishments.

Try Try Try!  Take baby steps!  You Can Do It!!! 🙂

Remember the one about not going in the water for 1 hour after after lunch?