Hey Pandas, Share Some Useful Life Tips And Tricks You Learned From Your Parents (Closed)

when the stress of family life get too much, disappear, change your name and start a new life

Don't be afraid to spend some time apart from your significant other. They should be your best friend, but they should also understand that if you spend every waking moment together you'll want to kill each other.

Also learn to trust that your SO will make good choices. If you need to keep track of them, who they're with, where they are, and what time they're coming home, then you want someone to control, not a SO. If you can't trust them, you probably shouldn't be with them.

Drive like everyone else on the road is crazy.

In a marriage, trust is much more important than love.
I know we're all raised to expect life to be like a Disney Princess's,
but romantic love will fade over time and erodes by a lack of trust.
In a marriage that's based on trust, love will grow stronger.
Love can fluctuate, but trust always deepens with time.

There is no age you turn into an adult.
Everyone is just winging it and hoping it looks like we know what we're doing.

Everyone makes mistakes. How you handle them shows your character. Take responsibility for yours.

Learn to communicate and solve conflict. It will literally save all your relationships.
I've only seen my parents fight once or twice and they worked very hard to teach all of us kids how to resolve issues and love even when forgiveness is hard.
My mom had two aunts who hadn't spoken to each-other since high-school and she didn't want that kind of family for us.

To treat people equally, just because a person had to live on the streets doesn’t make them less of a human being, and just because someone lives in a palace doesn’t make them a better human being.

Be willing to walk away from someone if they are unwilling to negotiate with you.

Also, basic dumpster diving/trash picking.

Use your ears and your mouth in the proportion that you have them.

Never, ever pull out in front of a large truck no matter how fast to slow it seems to be going - physics (mass and momentum) is real.

Never look at yourself through someone else's eyes.

Splash cold water on your face when you wake up. I never liked the idea of doing that until I did it! It really does help me wake up and feel better.

-$1 is expensive if you do not have $1. Outside home, even a glass of water will cost you.
-Don't speak your mind all the time, even if you are right. And if someone asks, don't say everything you know.
-Don't let anyone dictate your tastes. Best SO will be the one you are comfortable with, best wine will be the one you like, but job will be the one you love.
-True friends are precious. Don't lose them over petty things like religion or politics.

Saying “no” is ok.

There is no such thing as “normal”.

While you are youg, try as many things as you can. Different hobbies activities, sports, music and food etc. Travel as much as you can. You never know what you might like or dislike until you have tried it. You may never know what you are really good at if you haven't tried it.

You may be a world class golfer but would never know if you never tried golfing. You may be an awesome chef or a wonderful harmonica player or a mathematician. You may absolutely love living in one part of the world but if you've never been there you wouldn't know.

Try as many things as you can while you are young and find things you love.

A blinking turn signal is just a blinking light; there is no guarantee the driver will actually make the turn. Assuming this is a good way to get t-boned.

Read. Always. You will get a better education from books than from the best universities.

On the app, so my answers (one from each parent) are in the comments.

save money! however little, however often you can. just save something.