People Share the Best Pieces of 'Micro Advice' They Got From Their Parents

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    Font - KC Davis @KCDavisSays Follow What is a random piece of micro-advice your parents gave you? Not advice on big or significant things, but nevertheless something you'll never forget. My mom used to say "One dog is a pet. Two dogs is dogs."
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    Font - TOZZI Lisa Tozzi RS @lisatozzi . 2d Replying to @KCDavisSays Never let the water glasses get half empty or the ashtrays half full. (He had a restaurant, I had to work in it. People could still smoke in restaurants then.)
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    Font - That Blonde Girl. @OhYouGirl - 2d Replying to @KCDavisSays When my dad was dying, he told us "there's never a reason to eat a burger without bacon and cheese" and "never mow the lawn after the World Series starts". Advice for life.
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    Organism - Dino Mite with a L... @kelmardino Follow Replying to @KCDavis Says Never leave the house wearing holey underwear in case you get in an accident and the paramedics see your embarrassing holey underwear. Yeah, my family was fun
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    Product - whatever forever @sheswinning365 Replying to @KCDavisSays My dad used to tell me that nothing good happens in the streets after 10 pm Follow
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    Organism - Naomi Berry @naomimberry 2d Replying to @KCDavis Says ● Don't tell anyone your baby's name until after they're born. And let your kids do what they want with their hair - it will grow back.
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    Font - Peggy Hill @Peggy Hi67043069-2d Replying to @KCDavisSays About my dad's distressing alcoholism - my mom said to me when I was about 14: "He drinks because the sun comes up and the sun goes down". Like, it was out of my control and also not my fault. It was just a comment made in a random conversation, but it set me free in a way.
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    Font - Lauren Lee Malloy @Lauren Lee_915 Follow Replying to @KCDavisSays My dad: never argue with your spouse about finances. Translation: don't let concerns about money become the center of your relationship. Work together to make your budget work for every stage of life. Not sure if it's "micro" but it was the one relationship rule I got.
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    Font - Danielle Heberling @deeheber Follow Replying to @KCDavis Says "You don't know something until you know something." - mom
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    Font - | autistic gay wiz... @AmberlynWhite Follow DONT PUT OPEN CANNED FOOD IN THE FRIDGE
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    Organism - eepy era @Wafer Biscuits - 2d Always roll your clothes when you pack them. Never fold. If you roll them nice and tight you'll save space in your suitcase for more hardbacks, and you won't get wrinkles in the fabric
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    Font - Primar shorimochi @mochi905. 2d "don't ever live a life where you can't even buy underwear on your own." That was my mom. My dad said it a bit more politely
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    Font - Kaluhi's Kitchen @KaluhisKitchen From my papa: "Do it well so that you do it once" Follow On a day-to-day, I take time & do things immaculately so that i don't waste time redoing (chores, packing, filming). And when it comes to major purchases, i buy high quality so that that one purchase serves me for years & years
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    Hair - y.B Ne isso Gregor @greghavenner.2d (driving) Assume everybody else on the road is an idiot.
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    Art - Trevn @lowbackinjury. 2d My dad said don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things
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    Font - lil c @seclilc . 1d My dad passed along sage advice that his father gave to him: You gotta be tough if you're gonna be stupid
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    Organism - Alex Singer @sfeertheorist. 2d If you're thinking of marrying someone, travel with them to a foreign country. You'll learn a lot about how you both act towards each other under stress.
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    Font - Enterprise NX Extra @EnterpriseNXtra "Take two, they're small." My dad said it every time he was offering someone, well, anything - snacks, drinks, paper clips, rubber bands, band aids, batteries, tools, you name it - and it never mattered how many he had. It was a message of generosity now embedded in my DNA. Follow
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    Font - Mark R @mairkrh. 2d Don't cheap out on things that separate you from the ground. Boots. Tires. Mattresses. Helmets.
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    Font - Hipster Viking Amy @lasrina - 2d Anyway, my Grandma told me, "Never pass up a chance," and when asked to clarify, added, "You'll be sorry you did if the next rest stop is closed." I think about her every time I drive for more than about an hour.

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