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What was the best piece of advice you have given to a teenager?
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<blockquote data-quote="rezrider" data-source="post: 165069" data-attributes="member: 79"><p>I've been struggling to figure out HOW to post something not what to post... </p><p> </p><p>The way I see it and have experienced thus far is... it should but not always matter what advice is given because they want to learn things on their own many times being "learning the hard way". All 3 of my kids went that direction... makes the lives as parents more challenging to say the least depending on which direction they've chosen.</p><p> </p><p>As parents you want the best for your child so you provide a loving, caring, supporting and structured environment for them to grow up in however it doesn't keep them from the outside world which many influences (many of those not good) take hold... leaving it up to the child to figure out the end result if he/she chooses to follow it rather than your advice.</p><p> </p><p>With that said, the biggest advise came from my dad telling me "don't be like your brother" who is 7 years older than me... I got to experience many negative situations he was involved in outside as well as within our household. The majority of it being from within the house... it was his treatment towards my parents and what he put them through (mentally and financially) which is how I DID NOT pattern my life around.</p><p> </p><p>So, to tell you what BEST piece of advice I can give a teenager... If life were seen with hind sight I'd say learn from your experiences... but because that isn't possible, the only thing I can say is what you said...</p><p> </p><p>Everything you do today affects what you do in the future... no matter how old you are...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rezrider, post: 165069, member: 79"] I've been struggling to figure out HOW to post something not what to post... The way I see it and have experienced thus far is... it should but not always matter what advice is given because they want to learn things on their own many times being "learning the hard way". All 3 of my kids went that direction... makes the lives as parents more challenging to say the least depending on which direction they've chosen. As parents you want the best for your child so you provide a loving, caring, supporting and structured environment for them to grow up in however it doesn't keep them from the outside world which many influences (many of those not good) take hold... leaving it up to the child to figure out the end result if he/she chooses to follow it rather than your advice. With that said, the biggest advise came from my dad telling me "don't be like your brother" who is 7 years older than me... I got to experience many negative situations he was involved in outside as well as within our household. The majority of it being from within the house... it was his treatment towards my parents and what he put them through (mentally and financially) which is how I DID NOT pattern my life around. So, to tell you what BEST piece of advice I can give a teenager... If life were seen with hind sight I'd say learn from your experiences... but because that isn't possible, the only thing I can say is what you said... Everything you do today affects what you do in the future... no matter how old you are... [/QUOTE]
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