Advice from Mom
(inspired by Mighty Girl)
Smile. People will think you're a nice girl.
Never let your car get below a quarter-tank.
Shoes have to be real leather. The fake ones will make your feet stink.
Kids are jerks.
Be careful, because like can turn to love real quick.
Wouldn't you rather have a steak?
At least make an appearance.
Never go out with wet hair. You'll catch pneumonia.
Men are just like that.
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That is great! It has me thinking of my mom's sage advice. A lot of it centered on the nature of men and the variety of behaviors that could make a girl appear "loose" or "easy" or "fast."
At least make an appearance was a big one, too.
And always say "thank you" and "please."
And "always compliment the cook."
And "if you can't take an actual bath every day, take a birdbath and change your underwear."
She also regularly advised remaining neutral when your girlfriends are complaining about their boyfriends. If you badmouth the guy, "the next thing you know, she'll get back together with him, and she won't like you anymore."
She also made proclamations that weren't really advice so much as observations that just mysteriously hung over one's head for years and then ended up making sense and being true. Like she always used to tell me, "You're not boy crazy. You're not going to fall for just anyone, but when you do fall for someone, you're going to fall HARD."
Those are great. I remember my mom saying, too, "Even if you didn't like the food, tell them it was good."
That's good advice about ex-boyfriends. Hard to do, though.
What I always heard in my adolescence: "Why do you always have to be after the boys?" and "Why are you in such a hurry?"
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