Terrible advice from your parents

[Raziaar]

Here's a thread where you can bitch about terrible advice given to you by your parents.

It doesn't just have to be downright terrible advice for anybody in any given situation. It can just as easily pertain to you, and elaborate why it is terrible advice for you.


I'll start things off by saying that it's a terrible piece of advice my dad and uncle gave to me that we should never waste food. That we should eat everything we have and only take what we intend to finish.

I can see how this is good advice. But it's instilled some terrible habits in me. I dare say it's contributed to the eating disorder I have. I made this piece of spicy sausage and... I didn't like it AT ALL. It made me feel a bit sick as I ate it, like the type of spice that makes me feel physically ill. And it didn't have any of that delicious sausage flavor that I enjoy occasionally.

But... I ate it. I ate it all. I didn't enjoy it either. I didn't want it to go to waste. I didn't want to keep it around for my dad to eat either.

Now, my dad is a pretty skinny guy, and has always been. Been developing a tiny bit of a belly ever since he got married again, but what can you do. That's why I didn't want to save it for him, since he's trying to manage his weight(as am I though), and he has been especially trying to keep his blood pressure under control as it is running high.

Seriously though, in our society where we have food in great abundance, making sure no foodstuff goes to waste, and consuming it all is quite frankly bad advice.

It's been painful for me in the past, to watch my dad deny me draining out a can of black olives into the sink, and him instead choosing to drink it down... all that nasty, salty canned olive juice.

<shudders>

 

[Sulkdodds]

I have to say I can't remember ever getting a word of bad advice from my parents - especially not from my dad.

He did once tell me I should become a hairdresser so that girls would think I was gay, and then I could surprise them later. Since I never tried this it could have worked for all I know.

 

[Raziaar]

I have to say I can't remember ever getting a word of bad advice from my parents - especially not from my dad.

He did once tell me I should become a hairdresser so that girls would think I was gay, and then I could surprise them later. Since I never tried this it could have worked for all I know.

Bill Dauterive from King of the Hill would say otherwise. I can't find a screencap otherwise I would post it.

 

[VirusType2]

"you need to go to school everyday for 12 years so that you can get a good job and won't have to work as a trash man"

Yeah, well, i did the 12 year sentence guys, and I'm struggling. A trash man makes more than me.

I want my childhood back.

 

[PvtRyan]

I'll start things off by saying that it's a terrible piece of advice my dad and uncle gave to me that we should never waste food. That we should eat everything we have and only take what we intend to finish.

Poor advice indeed yeah. Not eating something is equally wasteful as eating something against your wish. In neither case did you enjoy eating it, which is the primary reason for eating, so they are pretty much equal.

Far more useful would be to just buy the right amount of food, focus on that rather than trying to eat all the surplus you erroneously bought.

 

[Raziaar]

Poor advice indeed yeah. Not eating something is equally wasteful as eating something against your wish. In neither case did you enjoy eating it, which is the primary reason for eating, so they are pretty much equal.

Far more useful would be to just buy the right amount of food, focus on that rather than trying to eat all the surplus you erroneously bought.

Well, it's not the extent of my eating disorder.

 

[Crushenator 500]

It's been painful for me in the past, to watch my dad deny me draining out a can of black olives into the sink, and him instead choosing to drink it down... all that nasty, salty canned olive juice.

<shudders>

I... what? D:

Is it just me or is that seriously ****ed up... It isn't even meant to be food I don't think, just a preservative so the olives don't go bad in the tin

In neither case did you enjoy eating it, which is the primary reason for eating

Lies, the primary reason for eating is to LIVE

I can't think of any bad advice my parents have given me right now, but that's not to say I've not had any

 

[Raziaar]

I... what? D:

Is it just me or is that seriously ****ed up... It isn't even meant to be food I don't think, just a preservative so the olives don't go bad in the tin

Yeah man. It's weird. I wish he wouldn't do it. And now thankfully he doesn't do it, or at least not as much... because his blood pressure is skyrocketed. Consuming all that salt probably brought that situation on.


So who else has some advice they thought was bad, given to them by their parents?

 

[Sheepo]

Things have been pretty rocky with my parents lately, and as much as we both to try to reason that it's stupid and pointless for us to disagree, we still do. I think it's majorly composed of the fact that we are so incredibly different and disagree on so many issues and the always increasing urge of me to get out of the house. It's a damn shame, but I really think the condition's only going to improve by me leaving.

 

[jet_porkins]

I've had amazing parents. My mom was spectacular when I was growing up, and still is. My folks divorced when I was 10 and Dad wasn't around enough to offer words of wisdom. I wish I talked to my dad more; he died this past September.

My parents have not given me any bad advice that I recall.

 

[Raziaar]

I've had amazing parents. My mom was spectacular when I was growing up, and still is. My folks divorced when I was 10 and Dad wasn't around enough to offer words of wisdom. I wish I talked to my dad more; he died this past September.

My parents have not given me any bad advice that I recall.

Sorry for your loss man, even if you didn't know him as well as you'd liked.



By the way, I have a great relationship with my dad. He's the most important person in my life. But that doesn't mean I think he's immune from giving me bad advice. And we aren't on the same tune politically anymore either. heh.

My mom though... I don't know my mom too well. Other than our past history and the reason I've had to live with my dad rather than her all these years, the only contact I've had with her is rarely on the phone. I'd say the only bad advice I've been given from her is religious stuff.

Like, she always wanted me to marry a Christian girl. No thanks.

 

[PJ]

I have awesome parents, pretty much.

I can't really think of any bad advice they've given.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

I had/have awesome parents, but I can't really think of any particular bit of advice they gave me, apart from "Be yourself.", which is good advice until you reach about the age of ten, after which it starts getting you beaten up at school.

 

[lefty]

I said something to a girlfriend once that my parents told me I should say, and there was a bitch-back-fire. Hmph.

 

[MJ12]

Yeah man. It's weird. I wish he wouldn't do it. And now thankfully he doesn't do it, or at least not as much... because his blood pressure is skyrocketed. Consuming all that salt probably brought that situation on.

I am sure that the reason for doing this is derived from the same reason people drink pickle juice.

 

[VirusType2]

I said something to a girlfriend once that my parents told me I should say, and there was a bitch-back-fire. Hmph.

So true.

Here is my advice: Never listen to anyone regarding relationships. Go with your thoughts, your words, your heart every time.

If someone gives you good advice, and you believe it yourself, then perhaps you could use it, but I'm warning you.

Alternatively, you could say to her, "My parents think..."

That way you are covering your ass.

 

[PvtRyan]

So true.

Here is my advice: Never listen to anyone regarding relationships. Go with your thoughts, your words, your heart every time.

If someone gives you good advice, and you believe it yourself, then perhaps you could use it, but I'm warning you.

Alternatively, you could say to her, "My parents think..."

That way you are covering your ass.

"My parents think we should try anal some time."

 

[Yorick]

Most of the time I feel like all the advice my parents gave me was bad.

Things have been pretty rocky with my parents lately, and as much as we both to try to reason that it's stupid and pointless for us to disagree, we still do. I think it's majorly composed of the fact that we are so incredibly different and disagree on so many issues and the always increasing urge of me to get out of the house. It's a damn shame, but I really think the condition's only going to improve by me leaving.

Yeah, the relationship really changes. I got a lot closer with my parents after I moved out.

 

[Warped]

My parents would say never have sex until your married and don't get drunk but unfortunately the minute I get drunk in public I end up having premarital sex with either a women I don't know at a party or a woman from work

 

[jet_porkins]

My parents would say never have sex until your married and don't get drunk but unfortunately the minute I get drunk in public I end up having premarital sex with either a women I don't know at a party or a woman from work

So it's bad advice to not get drunk and have sex?

edit

Sorry for your loss man, even if you didn't know him as well as you'd liked.

Thanks Raz.

 

[Hobostomp]

I rarely seek my parents' advice, because if I tell them anything about my life they get too nosy and involved. I find that annoying.

 

[Gemma]

My parents give me this advice alot "Stop being such a 'tard"
Thats pretty good advice, but I never listen to them. |:

 

[Asknoone]

Things have been pretty rocky with my parents lately, and as much as we both to try to reason that it's stupid and pointless for us to disagree, we still do. I think it's majorly composed of the fact that we are so incredibly different and disagree on so many issues and the always increasing urge of me to get out of the house. It's a damn shame, but I really think the condition's only going to improve by me leaving.

That's exactly where I am.

I rarely seek my parents' advice, because if I tell them anything about my life they get too nosy and involved. I find that annoying.

That too!

 

[-Psy-]

My relationship with my mom is good, good enough that we can live with each other. On the other hand I really don't get on with my Dad because he's so often tightly-wound that even the slightest thing can set him off into an hour-long rant which is the very reason that I rarely talk to him.

 

[lame-o]

1. When I had a rash my parents told me to go outside into the sun all day with my shirt off in the middle of summer. They said it would let my skin breathe and the rash would go away... Well, I got sunburned, I developed a plethora of new moles, and my rash got worse. Then when a doctor told me to take medication for it, my parents told me not to take the medication because they think all pills are like Ritalin or something and are only there to poison you.

2. It's okay to drink and smoke cigarettes, but don't smoke marijuana because YOU'LL DIE. My parents' argument for why it would kill me? "Alcohol is not like marijuana." Then my dad went on to tell me that alcohol is not a drug, because he knows since he studied to become a vet.

3. I had really long hair when I was younger, so my mom made me cut my bangs because she said that no-one who has long hair keeps their bangs long, and they just look wrong. I had a female haircut for a while.

4. When my mom told me I should stop trying to impress her by showing her things I accomplish or make, because she sees right through it all. Like my attempts at art.

5. Related to #2: When I told my mom that alcohol is a depressant, she told me not to drink alcohol if it makes me depressed.

that's all I can remember right now...

 

[Warped]

My relationship with my mom is good, good enough that we can live with each other. On the other hand I really don't get on with my Dad because he's so often tightly-wound that even the slightest thing can set him off into an hour-long rant which is the very reason that I rarely talk to him.

same here man, my dad just gets anal about every small detail. i think he has a slight OCD problem

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

The only advice I've ever really been given is from my dad when I was 6 and that was to punch anyone who bothers me in the nose. Only failed me once.

 

[Jintor]

My dad gives me incredible advice, mostly related to shutting my mouth when mum is ranting. I love her, but she has this major problem with blowing things out of proportion. She really loves accentuating the negatives.

 

[Raziaar]

1. When I had a rash my parents told me to go outside into the sun all day with my shirt off in the middle of summer. They said it would let my skin breathe and the rash would go away... Well, I got sunburned, I developed a plethora of new moles, and my rash got worse. Then when a doctor told me to take medication for it, my parents told me not to take the medication because they think all pills are like Ritalin or something and are only there to poison you.

lol, oh geez that's some terrible advice. Hopefully you didn't develop any skin problems because of it. I sometimes worry that I may pay for it in the future, for getting two severely bad sunburns when I was younger.

2. It's okay to drink and smoke cigarettes, but don't smoke marijuana because YOU'LL DIE. My parents' argument for why it would kill me? "Alcohol is not like marijuana." Then my dad went on to tell me that alcohol is not a drug, because he knows since he studied to become a vet.

lol, very stupid advice. Unless they were just trying to scare you away from it because they don't want you flirting with the danger of the law. But still...

3. I had really long hair when I was younger, so my mom made me cut my bangs because she said that no-one who has long hair keeps their bangs long, and they just look wrong. I had a female haircut for a while.

I never could stand long hair.

4. When my mom told me I should stop trying to impress her by showing her things I accomplish or make, because she sees right through it all. Like my attempts at art.

Seriously? Wow... that's terrible.

 

[phantomdesign]

I was subjected to a fair quantiy of bad ideas, advice, and influence on my parents. Some well intended, some not. Among the worst influences . .. .

• Taught to be an ultimate niceguy, and as a mentally-strong but naïve sheltered person, I became exactly that.
• Severe verbal punishment for the most minor inconveniences & the slightest ****-up was the end of the world, by parents that are NEVER willing to lose. Too much energy to fight & I became a walk-on-eggshells guy.
• Severely teased about girls before I had a clue what it was about & advice given for attracting women did the opposite.

Which resulted in . . .

• No constructive social skills & behaviors that only put people off, which all I knew was to do the same thing stronger. (yikes!!)
• Horrible with women in every way, never kissed until 24, ended up in a ****ed-up-beyond-belief relationship with the worst imaginable female.
• Despite amazing skills, my business failed over and over and over because I had every “walk on me” vibe imaginable.

Minus that 1-year lost to the ****ed-up relationship, I have transformed myself into a completely different person over the last 3 years & constantly shock others with how much and how fast I change.

Now?

• I’m satisfied with my “seductive skills” and “natural” instincts. Kissing? Set a new record of 7 (attractive) girls in one night recently. Now I bite necks, pull hair, and tease because I’m sick of getting sick.
• I’m a lot more chill & now do things for my own entertainment. People enjoy me a lot more, often the life of the party, and steadily growing as an “alpha male.”
• My business is finally going places, I’ve done things many can’t even dream about.

What’s important is not “who you are” or who your parents raised you to be, or your background and environment. What’s important is who you want to be, the person you transform yourself into. It’s not so easy until you leave your parents house, or preferable the general region, but if I were to offer one piece of good advice . . .

Take responsibility for your own life.

a.k.a.

STOP BEING A F***ING PU$$Y!!!

 

[CptStern]

I can see how this is good advice. But it's instilled some terrible habits in me. I dare say it's contributed to the eating disorder I have. I made this piece of spicy sausage and... I didn't like it AT ALL. It made me feel a bit sick as I ate it, like the type of spice that makes me feel physically ill. And it didn't have any of that delicious sausage flavor that I enjoy occasionally.

But... I ate it. I ate it all. I didn't enjoy it either. I didn't want it to go to waste. I didn't want to keep it around for my dad to eat either.

this is why you need a dog

It's been painful for me in the past, to watch my dad deny me draining out a can of black olives into the sink, and him instead choosing to drink it down... all that nasty, salty canned olive juice.

<shudders>

this is not normal




my parents dispense bad advice all the time and as they grow older it gets worse. not bad stuff but mostly old wives tales about the kids or sickness or any number of old world values that dont quite jibe with modern society




also, some of you have sad awful relationships with your parents. some of you may have kids of your own one day. how would you feel if they felt that way about you? anyways I am the best dad ever and my kids will always love/look up to me ..the first person to disagree gets to see what the inside of their head looks like :E

 

[VirusType2]

My parents always have fantastic advice. The problem is that I never do it.

I'm so defiant, that I won't even listen to myself. Nobody tells me what to do. ..

Thought to self: oh, going to bed early would be a good idea tonight? Well **** you then, I'm staying up forever.

Maybe they should give me bad advice, then I wouldn't do it ... So then I'd end up doing the right thing.

 

[Raziaar]

this is not normal

It's normal enough. He likes the flavor, he just overdoes it. There's no reason he needs to consume it all.

also, some of you have sad awful relationships with your parents. some of you may have kids of your own one day. how would you feel if they felt that way about you? anyways I am the best dad ever and my kids will always love/look up to me ..the first person to disagree gets to see what the inside of their head looks like :E

I both disagree and agree. You're the best dad ever... not to your own flesh and blood, but to us, since you spend all your time here and not there!

Muahahaha.

 

[CptStern]

It's normal enough. He likes the flavor, he just overdoes it. There's no reason he needs to consume it all.

it's not normal because it's a mixture of brine salt and water ..that's awful awful stuff

I both disagree and agree. You're the best dad ever... not to your own flesh and blood, but to us, since you spend all your time here and not there!

Muahahaha.

this is not true. I almost never post on hl2.net outside of work hours. I never post on the weekends and rarely evening weekdays and if I do the kids have already gone to bed. I spend every moment of their every waking day with them when I'm not working.

check my last post before today's posts. there's a gap from 5pm friday to this morning



now hold still while I crack your head open like a ripe melon and show you what's inside

 

[Dodo]

My parents always have fantastic advice. The problem is that I never do it.

I'm so defiant, that I won't even listen to myself. Nobody tells me what to do. ..

Thought to self: oh, going to bed early would be a good idea tonight? Well **** you then, I'm staying up forever.

Maybe they should give me bad advice, then I wouldn't do it ... So then I'd end up doing the right thing.

lol my parents did that : D

"Dont eat your vegetables! there bad and evil!"

"**** IT, GIVE ME ALL THE ***ING VEGETABLES NOW >: D !!~"

*my mom giggles*

-dodo

 

[Raziaar]

it's not normal because it's a mixture of brine salt and water ..that's awful awful stuff

And it tastes like olives. That's why he does it.

this is not true. I almost never post on hl2.net outside of work hours. I never post on the weekends and rarely evening weekdays and if I do the kids have already gone to bed. I spend every moment of their every waking day with them when I'm not working.

check my last post before today's posts. there's a gap from 5pm friday to this morning



now hold still while I crack your head open like a ripe melon and show you what's inside

You don't have to explain things again... I've heard it dozens of times. I'm merely razzing you because you all but welcomed it.


Mmmm... melon. Om nom nom nom nom.

 

[CptStern]

And it tastes like olives. That's why he does it.

I can eat a jar of green olives (pimento please) in a single sitting. my daughter is named Olivia ..I like olives

black olive juice is just nasty

You don't have to explain things again... I've heard it dozens of times. I'm merely razzing you because you all but welcomed it.

well I dont really appareciate it because it isnt even remotely true

 

[NeptuneUK]

My self destructive nature overrides any advice given to me by anyone.

 

[Crushenator 500]

I was subjected to a fair quantiy of bad ideas, advice, and influence on my parents. Some well intended, some not. Among the worst influences . .. .

• Taught to be an ultimate niceguy, and as a mentally-strong but naïve sheltered person, I became exactly that.
• Severe verbal punishment for the most minor inconveniences & the slightest ****-up was the end of the world, by parents that are NEVER willing to lose. Too much energy to fight & I became a walk-on-eggshells guy.
• Severely teased about girls before I had a clue what it was about & advice given for attracting women did the opposite.

Which resulted in . . .

• No constructive social skills & behaviors that only put people off, which all I knew was to do the same thing stronger. (yikes!!)
• Horrible with women in every way, never kissed until 24, ended up in a ****ed-up-beyond-belief relationship with the worst imaginable female.
• Despite amazing skills, my business failed over and over and over because I had every “walk on me” vibe imaginable.

Minus that 1-year lost to the ****ed-up relationship, I have transformed myself into a completely different person over the last 3 years & constantly shock others with how much and how fast I change.

Now?

• I’m satisfied with my “seductive skills” and “natural” instincts. Kissing? Set a new record of 7 (attractive) girls in one night recently. Now I bite necks, pull hair, and tease because I’m sick of getting sick.
• I’m a lot more chill & now do things for my own entertainment. People enjoy me a lot more, often the life of the party, and steadily growing as an “alpha male.”
• My business is finally going places, I’ve done things many can’t even dream about.

What’s important is not “who you are” or who your parents raised you to be, or your background and environment. What’s important is who you want to be, the person you transform yourself into. It’s not so easy until you leave your parents house, or preferable the general region, but if I were to offer one piece of good advice . . .

Take responsibility for your own life.

a.k.a.

STOP BEING A F***ING PU$$Y!!!

Looks like your parents missed out the one thing they needed to teach you the most

Clearly you aren't a self proclaimed grand master of modesty yet

 

[Raziaar]

black olive juice is just nasty

Everybody enjoys different things.

well I dont really appareciate it because it isnt even remotely true

I know it's not true!

My comment

I both disagree and agree. You're the best dad ever... not to your own flesh and blood, but to us, since you spend all your time here and not there!

Muahahaha.

Is entirely in playful jest, and it's completely obvious.

And you basically encouraged it. Not from me, but anybody really.

anyways I am the best dad ever and my kids will always love/look up to me ..the first person to disagree gets to see what the inside of their head looks like :E

Anyway. More sage advice!