Mothers know best!.

@patrice7 (1191)
United States
February 9, 2007 11:59am CST
well i have read in a magazine that you can count on 3 things in life: 1.MOMS will always give advice 2.Kids will always believe they know it all 3.and eventually we will always realize our moms were right all along. so from this statements im gonna ask a question.. what was the best advice your mother gave you?. as for me the best advice she has given me was this "as long as you are happy, do what you want to do and be who you want to be.
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• India
9 Feb 07
Well, the alone advice that my mother always convey me is "Never get depressed, believe in yourself and never imagine to lose." And what she tells to me, she tells me as my friend rather than as my mother. And ofcourse, she say "Always be happy and make others happy too. Even when you feel depressed, just think of others who are even below than us suffering a lot of pain than us". Thats my mother advice me whenever I feel strange. Have a nice day.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
9 Feb 07
thats a nice advice from your mother!. mother's are the best advisers!.
• Melbourne, Florida
9 Feb 07
I was about 27 when I realized that my mother was much smarter than I gave her credit for. The best advice my mom gave me was when the kids came. She said that with kids 'no' has to mean 'no'. Don't use the word 'no' if you really mean 'maybe' or 'not right now'. She also suggested I never tell the children that something is 'mine'. Which actually worked. I never said 'mine' and so my kids never went through that 'it's mine' phase.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
9 Feb 07
we do think that were better than our mothers and that we know more than them but later we realize that the things they tell us are true.. moms have more experience..
@the_vicar (1477)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Not to marry the men I did! Mothers may not always know what is best but they do have your best interest at heart. This may not be true of all mothers but it is for the majority of them. Try listening to your mother because she is more intersted in the good for yo than the bad.
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@shana123 (2095)
• India
12 Feb 07
All mom's are great... there is no equal care takers,advicers and lovers than mom and dad... i trust people easily but my mom always ask me not to trust any one but it doesn't mean that we should not love help or love any one...!!! I thought that im very smarter than my mom and used to speak back and i gave no ears to my mom words!!! later it was my own dearest,,, intimate friend whom i trusted the most who was my friend since 5 years has fooled me... i was very TRUTHFUL and frank to that i share everything with her but my mom always warn me not to trust especially that fe-male and finally one day she fooled me and left me... i have shared many secrets that i have never shared with even my mom or any blood relation... i cried and cried and cried ,it was no use,she never told me the reason for her depature from me!!!! then my mom again told me that she is nothing to and i can leave without her and even can achieve in my life without her... i obeyed my mom and felt very bad on myself... now am scoring more in my studies than her..,we both wanted to do studies in biotechnology but i achieved it and she couldnt... this is not to show she is behind me but to testimony mom's advices are precious... I THANK GOD FOR MY SWEEEEEEEEET MOM:-)
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@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
My mom always told me to follow my heart. "What does you heart tell you"? she would ask this all the time. If I was mad at my husband, kids or a friend she would always ask that question. I think it made me a more compassionate person. In my head I like to jump to conclusions, but my heart tells me to wait a minute and think this over before you act. It has saved alot of grief over the years.
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@coffebing (252)
• Malaysia
12 Feb 07
My mum's advise lately doesn't really make sense.I mean,i know she care and worry about me but the thing is, i will going to turn 18 and she still warn me to not going out with boys futhermore dating with someone.Yesterday, a boy friend of mine came to fetch me at home for a movie.My mum saw it and ask me why i go out to watch movie with a guy without telling him.I do tell her im going to watch a movie with my friend(Didnt mention whether is a he or she).So,whats the point,is only a friend right??She just cant stop mumbling at me the whole night.Then,she advise me to study buisness while i have the interest in music(that have connection to orchestra).She thought i wanted to be a music teacher but i am not.So,mothers know best?hmm..i think i need to think it twice.
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@the_vicar (1477)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Not to marry the men I did! Mothers may not always know what is best but they do have your best interest at heart. This may not be true of all mothers but it is for the majority of them. Try listening to your mother because she is more intersted in the good for you than the bad.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
10 Feb 07
mine was from my grandma never go to bed angry with your spouce always kiis and makeup first
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@SageMother (2277)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Not everyone realizes their moms were right all along because their moms are not. Most advice that mothers give are based on the view of a world that they came from, not the one that the child is entering. To that end it is best that mothers keep advice to a minnimum and to avoid the manipulation that many moms indulge in under the cover of "wanting their children to be happy". Many times the mother has created so much dependency or fear of rejection in their children that the child simply is not able to see how the mother is wrong. ONe must be extremely careful when evaluating the accuracy of a parent's viewpoint. Besure that what you are seeing as "right" isn't acutally your having been trained to see the world through their eyes. As the mother of two grown and very successful sons, there ability to function without my having placed those constraints on their mental capacity has proven time and time again the need for parents to avoid training their children to agree with them.
@lextoper (573)
• Philippines
14 Feb 07
I often hear people says that mothers know best... what about those mothers wanting their sons/daughters to marry someone they did'nt love? forcing their children to work instead of sending them in school? well, my mother is not like that, but this problems is common nowadays because of our country situations. SOME mothers know best... The best advise my mother told me was that "We have no future here, we are surviving instead of living. Go abroad and have a life."
@nicolai (288)
• Philippines
12 Feb 07
My mother always reminds me to that in every decision I make don't ever regret it because no one will be liable for that decision but me, myself.
@yanjiaren (9031)
9 Feb 07
well my mum always said to go for a man with money lol..but i keep ignoring that advice lol..i chose a lovely poor yellow guy as he says..but he is so rich in heart i cannot see why he says he is poor..i love my mum..but i am a rebel and never listened to that advice hehehe..
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• Pakistan
10 Feb 07
Yes Mother always know the best about their children. what you say your mother in home...I say "ammi"
• China
12 Feb 07
I agree with you about "as long as you are happy,do what you want to do an be who you want to be." My mother is a happy woman .She gives me many advice,but the best is not exist.Because I think all she advised is best.