Things your parents taught you

"don't eat yellow snow."

Thanks dad!!

1. Treat everyone with respect.
2. The world doesn't revolve around you.
3. Work hard and do your best, no matter how trivial the task.
4. Be polite. Say please and thank you. Ask before touching something belonging to someone else.
5. Never follow the crowd; do what's right, period.
6. Always be honest and honorable, even when no one's watching.
7. Take disappointments with maturity; throwing babyish fits is just that...babyish.

Follow after your faith no matter what trials come up in life!!

We didn't have snow so no lesson in that.

My dad taught me never hit women, don't be afraid to take a beating fighting for what you believe in or protecting someone you care about (God knows I took a few) , DON'T give up, watch your back but watch your friends back better (as they should be watching yours for you), loyalty to those you care about, wife (g/f), friends and family. Get ahead by hard work not kissing up.

My mother, taught me that women should be treated with respect and listened to..... of course that lesson didn't hold up to well once I hit my teens but I came back to it eventually.

I learned from friends mothers that a home cooked meal is NOT fast food reheated. (Believe me it was mercy that my mother got fast food all the time)

My Dad has one mantra in life that he passed on to all his kids "Life isn't fair"

I personally think that is great lesson to learn and to teach. When I was a nanny, I used to say that phrase a lot with the kids I worked with. One day, the mom came home with the kids and was laughing, she told me that one of the boys (5yo) had overheard an adult complaining about how someone wasn't being fair so he walked up to them and told the person "life isn't fair"

My mom has taught me about tenacity. She was one of the last cases of polio in the country when she contracted it as a one year old. Because of it, her entire left leg is twisted and weak. But if you knew my mom you would say that she is one of the strongest ladies you know. She never gives in or gives up. She is always giving 100% and going amazing lengths for people in need. Even now when she is looking at the near future of being wheelchair bound, she will say she is just thankful for the years she had as a young mom walking on her own and the years now with a cane.

A very practical lesson both my parents taught me is this: eat dessert first.

"Don't call your brother a (strongerwordthanpee)-ant"

imagine how I would feel if so-and-so did that to/for me.

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That if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. However if you fail to succeed within a few years then perhaps you need to overhaul your approach/mentality, you may even need to look yourself in the eye and ask why you're not achieving and whether you're deliberately chasing something you know you're going to fail in to avoid the uncertainty of actually having to go forward with whatever it is you were trying for.

Never trust an addict with money, or to be precise be a kind relative and do not provide someone with a fragile/obsessive personality the chance to be tempted. Also that at their worst an addict will sell everything they hold dear for the smallest morsel of what they crave.

Remember that everyone is human and even those prized above all others for their selfless works had days of selfishness. Remember that people lie, and not always for the reasons you think.

If you want to keep a secret, don't tell anyone. Not even your closest friend. Everyone has someone they confide in, and it's not always the person that confides in them.

Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just say it, live it.

Not everyone is destined to make a name for themselves, to be known, to have a job deemed "valuable" in the world; and that's OK. The only thing that is important in life is that you make it your own. No sighing, no wishing, make it into something that lets you get what you want.

Don't trust that first rush of "love". It's not love, however deep you may believe it to be. Love comes after that intense rush, after the proclamations of never having felt this way about anyone else. It's the undercurrent, the fainter bits that will keep the relationship alive because you actually like each other. Love and like do not necessarily go hand in hand.

Fashion is not what someone else tells you, it's what you make for yourself. Wear it, own it.

Everyone believes in something, even if what they believe in is nothing at all.

If your church is showing signs of being a controlling cult, it probably is.

I'm not really sure I can think of anything, sadly I view my parents as worthless. I actually had to do a lot to get out of the funk their bad advice gave me.

My Dad told me to think for myself once but he truly didn't mean it. Though to be fair most people don't know what they are really asking when they say it.

Dad taught me to do whatever it takes to make sure your family is taken care of.

Mom taught me to always make sure the bills were paid for, and then look at luxuries, if you have enough money left.

It is amazing at how simple these things seem, but how many people cannot grasp them..

don't cross the streams.

My dad taught me to forgive people. Never let it eat up inside, always understand why they do it, and what made them do it, and then forgive them. He is one of the ONLY people I know who has the greatest ability to forgive (truly forgive) and I think I have taken that from him, and I wish I could actually be as good at it.

Both my parents always said that health is so important. More important then anything in the world. If my health is good then I can do everything else.

My father has taught me that no matter what has happened or will happen, the Lord is always with us and has always been apart of our family, and always will be.

Wear whatever I like, but look graceful and elegant. It doesn't matter if it costs one dollar or one hundred, its how I present myself.

Don't be giddy with boys. They may say the sweetest things and romance me, but be more subtle in my reactions to it, then slowly show more.

Smile!

ENJOY being the age you are cause you will never have that again.



a million other things.

things that my parents taught me?

probably not to waste my life in sin. how did i learn this? usually by observing their destructive behavior and hoping to God i wouldn't follow their path.

AND MORE.

Work out how much you need to live, budget for splurges and extravagant days, then put the rest into a savings account. When you have children, save for their future. If you don't, save for your own. Don't scrimp on giving to the needy, but do not cause yourself to live in poverty out of a misplaced sense of duty.

Death is not something to be feared. It's inevitable, so forget about it. Thousands have lived, thousands have died, it's the great equaliser of living things.

Mythology has a place in life - it explains how people viewed the world, the way thoughts have changed and how each culture has common themes running through them. It shouldn't be demonised or feared, but embraced and understood. It doesn't mean believing in them, but understanding how lore shows you the world through old eyes.

My parents taught me the basics of how to treat others, as well as other practical tips for living.

that last post did make me remember one of the common sense things they told me to always do. wear my seat belt.

which would probably have come in handy when they used to drive drunk whilst i was riding with them in cars.