Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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East is NorthWhen I (a white girl) dated a First Nations guy (American Indian to you stateside) at age 15, my father sat down with me for a chat and imparted the only advice he ever gave to me in my life. Followed by about 20 minutes of grade-A old-school Masonic racism, he finished with, "Stick to your own kind."
So I married two white guys in a row. My fault entirely for my bad judgement in choosing these particular gents, but no matter. On the bright side, the therapy was a complete success and the debts will all be paid off in January, 2011, so then maybe I'll get my credit rating back and be able to get a car.
Now that I am happily married for years to a Pakistani man, people are still helpfully telling me why it'll never work.
Conclusion: The only reason people give advice is because they want you to fail, as they have done. Then they can tell their friends, "You see? I told you."
(, Sat 21 Oct 2006, 16:17, Reply)
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