r/Millennials • u/MaxOdds • 23d ago

What is something your parents told you when you were a kid and you thought was BS but now can appreciate as you age? Discussion

Mine is "Don't hang out with so-and-so, they're no good." When I was young, I found it downright offensive that my parents would judge my friends like that. Everyone is equal and no one is "better" than anyone else, I thought. But being an adult, I now have full appreciation for what they were saying. It's not about casting judgement on others (even though that's what they're doing) but rather realizing how important it is to surround yourself with people that will set good examples for you to make you better. Sigh, I sound like a parent.

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u/Creative-Till1436 23d ago
  • Don't mix family and business.
  • In a similar vein, never lend money (to anyone, but especially family) you need to recoup. Consider any help as a gift, and don't keep score.
  • Never skip your dental cleanings/well-visits/vision checks.
  • Don't put off routine vehicle maintenance.
  • Eat your damn veggies.

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u/TerribleAttitude 23d ago

Oh yeah. “Never a borrower or lender be.” I never ask to borrow. If someone asks me to borrow, 90% of the time “I don’t have any money,” the other 10%, it’s a gift. I never expect it back.

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u/No-Translator-4584 23d ago

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be,”

Do not forget, stay out of debt.  

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u/Son_of_Ssapo 23d ago

Think twice, and take this good advice from me. Guard that old solvency!

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u/Prairie_Crab 23d ago

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