Best and Worst

@mari61960 (4893)
United States
May 3, 2007 9:40pm CST
What is the best thing your parents taught you? What is the worst thing your parents taught you? How have they affected you in life? My Stepfather taught me "Where there is a will, there is a way" This has helped me many times in life to use patience and fortitude. My Mother taught me "ignore it and it will go away"Not...this I practice constantly in all the wrong places. If I can't handle something, I ignore it...well it continues to get me into trouble but old habits die hard...lol
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@Tarun47 (12)
• India
5 May 07
My father taught me two things which I profess up till now but unable to make my children learn these. 1. While talking to somebody place yourself in his place such that you can not say something which you can not digest. 2.' Where I am there I am .' As the morden man is having so many work and obligations , he at times becomes confused and makes every thing a mesh. Hence it is better to attend to one at a time than to start everything with out reaching the end of nothing.
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
5 May 07
What wonderful things to teach a child.
• United States
4 May 07
The best thing was to respect others, and to be polite. The worst thing is that they did not teach us girls to be independent.
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
5 May 07
Yes that was a big downfall of a lot of parents in the past. I hope these days parents consider that more.
@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
4 May 07
hmm, that's a hard one.. The best thing my parents ever taught me - never be like them. worst thing they ever taught me - to trust people. My parents were never good parents. They didn't take care of the kids, they let me come to age 4 and then it was up to me to raise the kids, 5 younger than me. Also had to keep the house, cook the meals, pay the bills, and a lot more. I had to take on the role of adult/parent over night, and got no help. I don't think they cared about the kids, just the fact that they got money for having us because they were on assistance. There was never a day when i could look forward to being one of their kids, living in their home, or being who i was. After i turned 15 i moved out, started my own life, and realized that i thank them for everything they did. Because without them doing what they did, i would be as lazy, fickle, and undereducated as all the rest of those stubborn, stuck up, know it all teenagers, that don't have the first clue about life. No not all teens are like that, but if you really look at it, very few have any idea of what it takes to run a household, and keep a family going strong. So how my parents effected my life, was in a good way for the most part. I have a lot of mental problems because of my past - none crippling in any way of my every day life, but enough to throw me into bats of depression at times, but now i know that I'm strong, smart, can do anything, and most of all, I'm who i am, and as far as i know, a pretty great person.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
4 May 07
The best thing would have to be Respect, and the worse thing is unfortuntely but they swore alot. I dont swear now, but growing up I did.
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@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
4 May 07
Oh yes, I got a good lesson on all the great swears...I still use some but only among friends....I have a pretty good handle on it but sometimes....out they come in full force....lol
• Philippines
4 May 07
Well, my parents had taught me a lot of good things but I guess the best is the "love and respect for others". Luckily, my parents didn't teach any bad things to me. For I believe that they just want what's best for me.
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@opinione (749)
• Italy
4 May 07
best: to talk. worst: to be afraid of dogs.
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@GardenGerty (157627)
• United States
4 May 07
From my mom, the worst, my inability to clean, and desire to "own it all". The best, from her, is my creativity, and odd sense of humor. From my dad, the worst, is to distance myself from something, if I cannot cope. The best, is the caring and willingness to give. Contradictory, huh? They have been divorced so long, I had to give each a best and worst of their own. Together, the very best, they were good parents, who loved me, the very worst, they did not love each other enough, and in a helpful positive way. Bad marriage partners, but good parents.
@mari61960 (4893)
• United States
4 May 07
Oh boy did I ever get the inability to clean from my mother...and my real father dealt me the ...It's a Sale....shop till you drop... Not a common thing for a father to pass down I know...lol
• Philippines
4 May 07
the best thing would be standing on our own feet and not depending on other people. Realizing the importance of money because its not everywhere it is from hardwork. No worst was taught because we have been raised to know what's right and what's wrong and they have been a big contributor in my life because if not for them i won't be here and i won't be the one that i should be.
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