Tell us about something you’ve done that you would advise a friend never to do.
Since you asked, I will tell you.
Don’t get married at the age of 18.
Don’t believe a man who approaches you and your other young female friends and believe him when he says he is in a college fraternity and has to “flash” someone as part of a prank. (Sadly, I believed him. But I didn’t look.)
Don’t let dogs knock you off of your bike.
Don’t let deer babies knock you off of your bike.
Don’t let your husband convince you that riding your bike on ice is a good idea.
Don’t put scalding hot coffee/soup/any food item in your mouth thinking you can hold it in floating fashion until it cools off.
Don’t work for someone who tells you you have to give them a day for free so they can see how good a job you do.
Don’t lick a knife.
Don’t eat liver.
Don’t ignore your health and well being.
Don’t start a blog if you have addictive tendencies.
Don’t forget to take the trash out of your car during the summer after you’ve eaten Taco Bell. Or leave a banana peel in your trash can at work and go on a two week vacation (sorry).
Don’t wish away your life.
Don’t forget to say your prayers if you’re prayerful.
Don’t forget to be kind.
Don’t wait to do what you love.
Don’t think there aren’t a bajillion things I could put on this list. These are just the one’s I’m going to share. Oh yeah, don’t share the things on social networking sites that you don’t want people to know or comment on.
I did that work a day for free crap for a parcel delivery company. I got stuck with a guy who did nothing but tell me what I need to do with my life. After three hours of listening to this guy over and over I went right up to the manager when we came back to the hub, threw the hat he gave me in his face, walked out, and went home. Ever since then whenever I hear that they want me to work a day for free I run out there as if everyone in the place has the plague.
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Heretic, I admire your stamina to last three hours with Advice Man! When the man who was interviewing me suggested this was his typical practice I am not sure what look I gave him, but he immediately said “but I won’t ask that of you”. In retrospect I would like to have gotten up and walked out. But I did work for him, briefly.
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I think it is pretty insulting to expect anyone to work for free just so they can dangle a job and the hope of pay over them.
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Very well stated. People can be cruel.
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Yeah, from being cruel to each other over a myriad of dumb things to being cruel to whatever they can find.
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You are correct. I guess the best thing I can do is start with myself and try to be aware of my own slights and cruelties towards others.
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AGREED.
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Great list! Could identify with most of the “dont’s.” Especially leaving Taco Bell trash in my car and not waiting to do what I love. Life is too darn short to stop chasing your dreams! Oh, and the liver thing. You’ll never catch me cooking liver and onions for myself or my family!
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Amen ! KeepingItReal! No liver and onion smell going on here! I think I have more dreams now, than I did when I was younger. Because I believe in them now, and because I know it’s up to me. 🙂
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so good! don’t eat moldy cheese! share your cake with your blogger friends!
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Well….isn’t cheese made because of mold? Shouldn’t you just cut it off???? And yes, cake sharing is definitely a “do”.
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with cheese i guess blue cheese is moldy…but yes in any other type, cut it off!
at least we have the cake thing down pat now!
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ol 🙂
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Loved this.Don’t not share your don’t list with your blogging friends.
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🙂 Exactly! I think….. wait, let me reread just to make sure….. YES! Exactly!
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Great list. It’s too late for me for some of these things, but hopefully someone else out there who hasn’t done them will take your sage advice. 🙂
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I kind of feel bad for dissing on liver. I mean, what if someone REALLY would love it, and chose not to eat it because of me????
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Don’t touch an electric fence to see if it’s on. That’s a farmer thing.
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Makes sense.
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Don’t leave home without making sure all loose nose thingies are gone!
Don’t drink and drive
Don’t get your wallet/purse out when a stranger asks for money
Don’t belch out loud when you think no one is around,…someone is always around
Don’t bring tuna casserole to work for lunch
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What? WHY shouldn’t we bring tuna casserole to work for lunch????
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Don’t preach about being assertive, then you’re still sitting (3 hours later) with the the old lady next door as she’s telling you her life story (and you’ve just missed 3 appointments).
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Kind of had to chuckle. Assertive is sometimes over powered by kindness. Not a bad thing. 🙂
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Colleen, I thought getting married at 18 was bad enough (me at 19! And you’ve stayed the course – you are awesome 🙂 ) – but ‘riding your bike on ice’ – what THE?!
You’re hilarious, the way you deliver your word. I love your posts, Colleen. They are ‘post de jour’
N.
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Aw! I wish I could take all of the credit for staying the course. But the husband of today is NOT the husband I got at 18!!!! 🙂
I’m glad you enjoy. It’s nice to know I can raise a smile clear over in Australia!
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Very good advice … but I will eat liver !!!! One thing I will not do for sure .. is wish my life away. And I will not get a husband that to convince me about anything. *smile – brilliant post again.
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Hahaha! Husband read this and said “I didn’t convince you to ride on ice!” I had to remind him of the story, and that we DO have pictures of the event! 🙂 You can have my share of liver! 🙂
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It appears you and bicycles just, um, just need to harmonize a bit more… but until then, I will advise your friends who are contemplating riding along with you, “Don’t do it!”
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HA! You make me laugh Koji. But really? that is very good advice! 😉
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Just in jest, of course… ignoring the photos of your bleeding legs, stubbed toes, snapping of pictures while cycling – over your shoulder, in fact… Blahaha
But I am glad you appear to be OK. (You what just ain’t right? You cannot play the word “OK” as a word in WordFeud but on some of the little windows that pop up in the same game, there is a box for “OK”).
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The “ok” thing is not right. I urge to protest.
I am “ok” but probably not “okay”.
I know you jest. But in your jesting their is probably safety truth.
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Good list, but I am one of the lucky ones, I married at 18 and now 33 yrs later still happily married, but that said, I did push for my son and daughter to go to college first {now we can’t get daughter out – she is getting her second degree and going into nursing, specializing in pediatric nursing}, my only regret in life is that I never went to college, although hubby has been supportive in my taking classes when we can afford it. Thank you for giving me permission not to eat liver – now I can say honestly say I was told not to eat it! LOL
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You are welcome about the liver then. YOu have inspired me for my blog tonight. I hope I can pull it off.
I admire people who marry and stay in for the long haul. If they are happy! Which you truly sound like you are.
I know one lady who did NOT even like her husband. Stayed because her church does not accept divorce. But she and he are both miserable. That makes me sad.
I love talking to people I meet because of my job, people who have been married over SEVENTY years! I love their stories.
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I could not agree with you more. It also makes me sad when people stay together for whatever reason and both are miserable, the children are miserable and no one wins. I cannot imagine being married for 70 yrs!! WOW The couple who work with me have been married 60 yrs – they are such a cute couple and she is full of wisdom and good advice.
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I’m so glad for people like that. And so blessed to see them through out my life.
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LOL. My dad REFUSES to eat liver – as that’s all the US government gave them for the first month at the Pinedale Assembly Center before being sent to Tule Lake. Liver and scrambled (powdered) eggs for breakfast, liver sandwiches for lunch and liver and mashed potatoes for dinner! 😉
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Oh My Heavens. Your poor father. I would have lost SO much weight. I just cannot eat it!!!!!! I hope you take him his favorite Japanese candy this weekend and tell him I told you to!
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YUK – bless his heart. My parents loved it and although I was told on many occasions that I would have to sit at the table until it was finished, thankfully they did not force the issue or else I would still be on Tyler St in Trenton NJ at the dining room table!!! 🙂
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I would be waving at you from my table in Columbus, Ohio!!!!
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ha ha ha 😀
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Haha!
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Your list made me laugh! Especially #7 made because that’s exactly what I did once lol 🙂
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Oh the things we do…….. 🙂
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