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What's some great advice you've gotten?

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In honor of Mother's Day...what great advice have you gotten from your mom? Or from anyone really?

My mom gave me this advice when I had my best friend do something hurtful and I was feeling very angry over it. I thought I'd pass it along!

"Anger quickly turns to bitterness and bitterness turns you into a desperately unhappy person, that's not the way to start your new life. Forgiving allows you to release the weight you're carrying, hanging on to it robs you of joy. It also allows the object of your bitterness to have huge amounts of control over you. You have the choice. I'm not saying she hasn't done anything hurtful. I'm saying you have the choice to allow the hurt to fester, or refuse to take that burden".









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  • denahamilton@cox.netdenahamilton@cox.net

    As she would violently comb my hair and comb my ears along with the brush she would repeatedly chant, as my eyes welled with tears, "Beauty is painful. Beauty is painful.."

    I caught myself chanting the same line to my DD the other day while combing her knots out....it is true. We all become our mothers. Indifferent

     

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  • blindvictoryblindvictory member
    Never go to bed angry. DH and I have stayed up late many a night...but we always work things out.
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  • MrsDixieMrsDixie member
    My mom's advice for TTC (although she doesn't know we are trying) is to eat ice cream. There is actually some scientific research about how getting your fats from dairy can increase your fertility. True or not, is very fun advice to follow ;) Another scoop, anyone?
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  • ShaylizShayliz member
    Sometimes a girl just needs to cry to feel better.
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  • psych05psych05
    Christmas is coming. 
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  • Bizzy98Bizzy98
    imagelukesliebe:

    In honor of Mother's Day...what great advice have you gotten from your mom? Or from anyone really?

    My mom gave me this advice when I had my best friend do something hurtful and I was feeling very angry over it. I thought I'd pass it along!

    "Anger quickly turns to bitterness and bitterness turns you into a desperately unhappy person, that's not the way to start your new life. Forgiving allows you to release the weight you're carrying, hanging on to it robs you of joy. It also allows the object of your bitterness to have huge amounts of control over you. You have the choice. I'm not saying she hasn't done anything hurtful. I'm saying you have the choice to allow the hurt to fester, or refuse to take that burden".

    This is a really great quote and awesome advice!  This is something that really applies to me right now.  Is this your moms quote or did she find this somewhere?  I love it.

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  • NDGOIRISHNDGOIRISH member

    This is the advice I gave one of my besties at her wedding.... now it's sort of our calling card to each other when we need some girl time! She'll email and say "it's sangria time!".... love it!

     

    "When life gives you lemons.... makes sangria!"


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  • asmud23asmud23
    My mom's not much of a talker so when she does, we all listen.  I remember her telling me "The best advice I can give you is I don't know.  I'll tell you what I think if you want to know, but no one knows except you and God."
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  • SexyTimeFTWSexyTimeFTW

    "Sometimes we do things we don't necessarily want to do because it's the right thing to do."

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    "Pretty is as pretty does."  

      

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  • lukesliebelukesliebe member
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    imagelukesliebe:

    In honor of Mother's Day...what great advice have you gotten from your mom? Or from anyone really?

    My mom gave me this advice when I had my best friend do something hurtful and I was feeling very angry over it. I thought I'd pass it along!

    "Anger quickly turns to bitterness and bitterness turns you into a desperately unhappy person, that's not the way to start your new life. Forgiving allows you to release the weight you're carrying, hanging on to it robs you of joy. It also allows the object of your bitterness to have huge amounts of control over you. You have the choice. I'm not saying she hasn't done anything hurtful. I'm saying you have the choice to allow the hurt to fester, or refuse to take that burden".

    This is a really great quote and awesome advice!  This is something that really applies to me right now.  Is this your moms quote or did she find this somewhere?  I love it.

    No actually. She and I were just texting and that was in one of her texts. She's a pretty smart lady so I just had to share it because it really helped me...I think I might write it in a place where I can see it everyday! You see the quote means so much to me not only because it's from my mom but because of what my mom has been through. She's been through every form of abuse and her husband (my father) cheated on her repeatedly through out their 20 year marriage and she still smiles and tries not to let those times get her down. She's amazing...:D









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