If I was you I'd ....

Lose weight!

BigBertha - how rude that person was !!

Nobody dare

Yes, diet and exercise.

Or relationship advice. Often from people with chaotic relationships themselves.

From my daughter, ways I need to help her, while definitely believing I have interfered too much in her life. (A lose, lose, situation).

“That’s enough. No more children”

My mother-in-law.

crazyH

BigBertha - how rude that person was !!

Not sure a GP saying that to an obese patient is being rude. I don't regard it as any ruder than, say, "Take this medicine".

'Stop being upset about your alopecia. It's only hair'. This from someone with lovely thick hair.

My brother constantly offers advice, particularly when he knows nothing about the subject. He could get a certificate in mansplaining.

Baggs - have I missed something? Was it Big Bertha’s GP who said that to her?

People who know me would refrain from giving me advice as I am very feisty.

Put a potato in a sock under your bottom bedsheet to cure aching, restless legs. I actually tried it. Didn't work.

A 39 year old single childless person (who doesn't even work with children!) giving me advice on a number of occasions on how to bring up children! (I have 5)

One of the worst pieces of advice I was given when I was young and setting up on my own was Don't pay your gas, electricity and phone bills until they threaten to cut you off.
Never did it.

Not advice as such but back in 1976 I phoned my mother to tell her I was pregnant. Her response...why do you want a baby...you have two cats...

Don't wash your hair or have a bath when you have your period! My best friend in the late sixties. I ignored her.

Best friend lecturing me on how I cannot rely anything google brings up in a search. I tried pointing out that as my career had been based on researching and verifying information. I was well-up on this topic, but she over rode me, she knew better than I did.

In 65 years of friendship I came nearer to putting the phone down on her than I ever have in the past.

It was my mother.

A "friend" phoned to find out why I wasn't at work - told her I had been diagnosed with severe depression her reply was to pull myself together as I had nothing to be depressed about! She then went on to tell me all the things wrong in her life - not surprisingly we are no longer friends.

Not me , but a neighbour. She was telling me that her son had sunburn and someone had told her that the best way to treat it was for him to have a really hot shower! I looked at her and slowly said,"That's just about the worst piece of advice I have ever heard". It still is.

When I was in my 40s I went through a phase of struggling to find work. My mother kept telling me, to say I was 10 years younger. In her working days you did not need passports and other id to get work.

Don't marry him but I did 55 yrs ago still happy

Just pretend it didn`t happen,it won`t hurt as much.
ffs.

When I was newly divorced and needing support and help with two small children, my mother told me that I needed to practise being on my own!!! knowing I would have to work she said she had washed up to show me how to save about 30p by not using the dishwasher. this from a woman who never worked, had well sufficient money, home help twice a week, dishwasher egg and didn't drive so never needed to drive her only child anywhere!!! at the same time my retired father , when I asked him if he would mow my lawn while I was a t work, said he had his own work to do and I needed to get a routine!

When I was in my thirties my skinny doctor asked what weight I was. I said 10 stone. He said, lose a stone. I was fit and healthy and he had no justification for telling me to lose weight. It actually started a life long battle, joining slimming clubs. All unnecessary.