"Don't chase people, let them show you they care": 30+ Women Share the Best Piece of Advice Their Mama Gave Them, Even If They Didn't Appreciate It at the Time

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    What's something you thought was stupid as a girl, but now as a woman, you realize your mom was right about?

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    j_silva_sp SUNSCREEN! Imao. I used to think my mom was so dramatic about it! like, why would I waste time putting on sunscreen multiple times a day? Now, I get it. She wasn't just trying to annoy me haha she was saving me from future regrets (and expensive skincare). So yeah, mom, you were right. I'll take my SPF 50 and my humble pie now.
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    tacobaoit Your mom must look amazing! I wish my mom knew about skincare
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    Elmindria Yep. My mum and her sister between them have had over 200 melanomas removed. She would always say "don't repeat our mistakes". We are Irish heritage under Australian UV. They used to be obsessed with tanning and have regretted it in a big way. Thankfully both are very responsible in getting skin checks and early treatments or they would both be long de d.
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    kennelinimicum I used to think it was silly when my mom said "don't chase people, let them show you they care." Now I see how much energy I wasted on people who didn't deserve it. She was so right.
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    winenotbecauseofrum oh i learnt this one the hard way :)
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    TenguPunk I'm learning this lesson in life right now
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    11_petals Let's see how many times I can run around the same toxic cycle!
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    Appropriate_Music_24 My Mom would not let me go into the city with my friends so we could meet up with older guys and drink alcol. (my Mom didn't know that last part but maybe she did ) I would always get so mad at her but I get it now as an adult. I understand why she wouldn't let me. She was pretty much right about everything. She was and still is a great Mom. I am very lucky.
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    baechesbebeachin See this was my parents, I just developed being excellent at lying. I was never where I said I was going to be. Which of course put me in more danger. And I did get myself in dodgy situations.
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    LullabyThBrezsWhispr Ooooo same girl. I even got good at reasoning w my mom for what I wanted, very convincing. She still says I missed my calling to be a lawyer lol But I convinced my mom that letting me go
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    to festivals with my friends at 14 was fine, I bought myself my first phone to help convince her and everything (pink razr remember those?!) Now as a mom, I shudder at what I've done lol
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    Aimee6969 "Nothing good happens after Midnight." Definitely used that at parties/clubs, and I missed a lot of the traumatizing drama when I was in bed with my cats in college.
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    jay-jay-baloney People should be particular about the parties and clubs they go to. I've always had a great time and kept safe because I was picky and prepared.
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    springleme1 I would extend that rule to about 2AM. Lots of fun to be had between 12 and 2
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    ashteatime My mom is from the carribean and she had this weird saying when I was a teenager "your friends will bring you out, but they won't bring you back". It means people or friends will help you get into sticky situations, but they won't necessarily help you get out of them.
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    onlytexts Clean a little every day so you dont have to spend the entire day cleaning at the end of the week.
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    koolaid-girl-40 The patriarchy lol. I used to roll my eyes when my mom would point out problematic patterns in our society. Like when I was watching the Little Mermaid she would remark that it's not the best message to
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    send little girls, that the main character gambles away her family that loves her for the chance of being with an older man when she is only 16 years old. At the time I insisted it was romantic. Now I'm like was that?
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    cstaylor6 My mother refused to have the little mermaid in the house. When I asked why she told me she was annoying and couldn't stand the way she whined constantly, especially to her dad. Did not get it as a kid. Rewatched a few years ago, goodness, Ariel's annoying.
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    demsdftba She was right - I do need a coat and I will be cold
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    thomasinanna Don't overpluck your eyebrows!
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    Intrepid-Penalty-169 That one must not tell everything about oneself even to the closest of friends. Because people can change. People get jealous, resentful. It's not necessarily because they are bad. It's just circumstances. We don't need to judge them for it. But as a self protection mechanism it's best to keep one's very intimate details to oneself.
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    champagnemortis I used to think my mom was overprotective about friends and dating. Now I get it, she just didn't want me to get hurt. She was right more times than I wanna admit.
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    hastinessreducto I used to think it was dumb when my mom said "the way people treat waiters says a lot about them." Now I watch that like a red flag detector.
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    Covfefetarian Lets just say, I now understand that older men dating girls much younger than them don't do so because said men are special for having retained a young soul..
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    PomegranateFast4097 Being forced to eat veggies. I always hated that and told my mom "how come my friends parents never force them to eat veggies you do" I am now an adult that enjoys a large variety of foods and have the flexibility to eat anywhere I want. Surrounded by 30 some year olds that say "ew I don't like xyz I can't eat that"
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    LittleDogLover113 Focus on school and friends rather than chasing boys, both would last much longer and make my life better. She was exactly right, I didn't listen-wasted so much time and effort.
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    IveSeenHerbivore1 My mom was right about one very important thing. Get a vertical file box and put your important shin it. Insurance papers in one folder, healthcare records in another, birth certificate/social security cards/ passport etc, tax forms, all that important stuff that you don't need til you NEED it and can't find it.
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    TootsNYC Cleaning the house before you leave on vacation. Do you come home to a clean home.
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    Red_enami I hated doing chores, I didn't understand why we had them. My mom always said we're apart of a family, we help each other (she was not a homemaker).
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    Now as a wife and mother to a few who works also, I totally understand the frustration of most everything being dumped on me and find myself repeating the importance of all of us helping to do our part....i get the same annoyed looks to
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    legalbeagle001 Don't read in the dark; turn a light on. I say this as I have to reach for my "cheaters" (reading glasses) because my phone (and anything else readable) is fuzzy if I don't.

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