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OT: Best Advice My Mother Ever Gave Me
posted by FormerlyKnownAsSTAFFMOD on May 10, 2020 at 12:22 PM
Happy Mother’s Day.
Here are some quotes, (or exerts from quotes) people…from all over…have written regarding good advice they’ve gotten from their mother.
- "Never chase a boy or a bus. There will always be another.”
- "Never wear neon."
- "If they don't look at you in the eye when you speak to them, don't marry them."
- "Never expect someone to take care of you. You have to take care of you.
- "If you try your best, then that's all that matters."
- "Never write anything down that you don't want your grandmother to see."
- "Your self-esteem should never be contingent on anyone else's approval."
- "Children need the most love when they are most unlovable."
- "Live your truth, and take the trash out before you go out of town."
- "Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity!"
- "Don't eat laying down."
- “Listen to the person’s advice who has nothing to lose or gain from your decision.”
- “Never look back because life only moves forward.”
- There is no reason to be jealous of anyone. You have two hands and a brain. If you want something someone else has, go out and get it on your own.”
- “You can do this because you have to.”
- “Our actions leave an impact, and we can all make a difference in this life if we just choose to look for the opportunity to help.”
- “Always do what makes you truly happy, even if it goes against what others try to tell you is best for you, because only you know.”
- “Pain + reflection = growth.
- “From the time I was a little girl, my mom told me the story of the bumblebee.”
- “There will always be something.” (My personal favorite.)
Reply by znexyish
on May 10, 2020 at 7:40 PM
What's the story of the bumblebee? 🐝
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on May 11, 2020 at 12:50 PM
"According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring these laws, the bee flies anyway." - Andre Sainte-Lague
Reply by Knixon
on May 12, 2020 at 11:53 PM
What if your mom was Yoda?
"There is no Try. There is only Do."
Reply by bratface
on May 12, 2020 at 11:56 PM
Almost all of those are worthy of recognition except for 15 & 18.
Reply by znexyish
on May 13, 2020 at 1:00 AM
Which would make you Baby Yoda. Then there is no try only doo doo.
Reply by znexyish
on May 13, 2020 at 1:04 AM
According to aerodynamic laws i am not Superman. Ignoring these laws I jump off the roof anyways.
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on May 14, 2020 at 1:34 PM
Of the roof of a
house...maybe?
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on May 14, 2020 at 8:03 PM
Probably should save this one for a "Best Advice My Father Ever Gave Me" thread, because when it comes to that line we are talking Yoda—he ...not Yoda—she.
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on May 14, 2020 at 8:21 PM
Why
re: 15 & 18.
Reply by bratface
on May 14, 2020 at 11:14 PM
It's hard to put into words but 15 is (to me) a negative way of looking at something. 18 is like the saying 'everything happens for a reason'! I hate that saying! Sorry, I can't be clearer.
Reply by znexyish
on May 15, 2020 at 2:57 AM
I hate that saying too!
Reply by FormerlyKnownAs
on May 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM
That's clear enough.
As for "everything happens for a reason"—not a fan of that saying either—get annoyed with people carrying on as if something otherworldly has taken place.
Reply by Knixon
on May 16, 2020 at 1:06 AM
I haven't seen the movies for quite a while, but I'm unaware of any definitive evidence that Yoda was male, even assuming that species has genders at all.
Reply by znexyish
on July 22, 2020 at 9:55 PM
From now on questions about Yoda should be answered in backwards Yoda talk.