Lurkers' week: what's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

Just be yourself and not someone , others expect you to be .

1. Keep your words sweet, one day you may have to eat them.
2. Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you
Wish I’d taken more notice of the latter ?

I save my change till I need anything if I cannot afford anything I am careful what i am buying along as my family got something to eat and drink.

You know your child best, if s/he's ill don't be placated by "experts"!

My grandmother's advice. Marry a kind man, it's the most important quality in a man

After going through a long abusive marriage, I lost all my confidence. Then getting a job in a male dominated environment, I didn’t feel I could cope. Then someone said ‘just be yourself’. I took that advice and I had 25 great years with one of the emergency services. I grew back my confidence, rediscovered my sense of fun, and passed all that on to my children. Try it, it works if you stick to it. Good luck!

Regarding hesitation to save money and spend the lot instead
On payday theres some for me now and some for me later
It gave me a completely new perspective about savings

Never a lender or a borrower be. Well, except for a mortgage.

Now in retirement, if I don’t have the money I don’t buy it = meaning happiness is living within my means.

Learn to know the difference between things you can control and things you can't, and be strong enough to move on.

Never do anything you'd be ashamed to tell Jesus to his face.

Never go to bed on an argument

No matter how grand a person thinks they are - they still put their trousers on one leg at a time ?

Best advice was my mother telling me I had the right man, she was right, I married him 47 years ago and haven’t regretted it

1.Never get involved in your children's arguments
2.You don't always get what you want but you might get what you need. (From the Rolling Stones ) ?

My mother’s favourite and by golly how true
“Cast not thy pearls before swine”
and another
“the squeaking gate gets oiled” and my goodness she squeaked plenty!! Bless her.

Shy bairns get nowt. (from my Geordie friends) Sounds awful but actually it encourages you to speak up for yourself.

When dealing with your children, keep all your promises and carry out all your threats! Made me more careful what I said to my children.

Good manners cost nothing !

Regarding a person's place in society, my mum always quoted her father's view that we are all human and thus deserve respect, saying, "There is no-one above you, and there is no one below you." I also remember that when my three children were small and I wished that I had more time for cleaning, Mum would always say, "Ahhh, the house will be there after you!"

My dad always said 'a place for everything and everything in its place'. I think that's why I've always been a tidy person

Mine was......
No matter how much you want something to happen, in any type of relationship (personal or work) the other person has to want it too before anything can happen.

In other words stop working hard at what you can't control! ?

anna7 - I gave the same advice to my daughters.

If you have to think about do you need it the answer is leave it where it is.
You can only make a first impression once so get it right.

My mother’s excellent advice - Never threaten or promise anything you can’t deliver. Proved to be very good parenting advice.

There are always two sides to every story!