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Gems of Wisdom from our parents

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giulia Sat 19-Feb-22 07:23:56

When I was a girl and complained to my mother that some woman had been rude or had been lost patient with me she would say "Maybe her feet were hurting her".

When I started wearing winklepicker/stiletto shoes (then in fashion, I could understand the literal meaning of her advice.

Time and my own life experiences have demonstrated to me the metaphorical sense.

Is there a gem of wisdom from your parents that has stuck in your mind?

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Tizliz Thu 24-Feb-22 17:20:16

GrandmaSeaDragon

“Sit up straight”and “elbows off the table” every meal time. Funnily enough, I said the latter to my 12 year old DGS last week!

Liz , Liz, young and able
Take your elbows off the table.
This is not a horse’s stable
But a proper dining table.

This was my aunt, who was very posh

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hollysteers Fri 25-Feb-22 00:23:56

Do the thing you don’t want to do first of all.
You need a routine (still haven’t…)
There’ll always be trouble in Ireland (Irish granny)
You are what you think you are. (For confidence, I have faked it till I made it throughout my life)
I always say “I’m going to make myself look human” (getting ready, putting make up on) and my late husband would reply
“That’s going to take awhile”.

Marydoll I have grown up with the wind expression in Lancashire.

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Spice101 Fri 25-Feb-22 05:41:09

Lexisgranny

I could never understand “You know what thought did!”. Well, no I didn’t, and I still don’t.

In our house Thought only thought he thought

In other words thinking about doing something did not get it done.

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Ro60 Fri 25-Feb-22 13:25:02

"Its the thought that counts" so they say ?

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