In the article, I related this personal story:
In addition to the typical advice, I have received a ton of great advice over the years from my own mother. The advice ranges from how to clean (although I think she may be giving up on that one), how to see someone else’s side or point of view, how to manage a household and so much more. But I think the best advice she gave me and my sister was through our teenage and college years when she simplified all rules into one guiding principle: “Just don’t do anything that will cause me any grief.” And that pretty much summed it all up. We knew not to drink, smoke, stay out late, behave or dress promiscuously, drive carelessly or give into any other temptation that might, in any way, shape or form, do anything that could result in causing our mother “grief.”
I still get great advice from my mother, for which I am always grateful. especially the lesson behind the phrase, "This too shall pass" - so no matter what I may be going through, I should always either count my blessings or avoid becoming despondent or too stressed out because - this too shall pass...
So I would love to hear from you and learn what was the best advice you ever received from your mother? Or, what has been the best advice you have ever received on motherhood for all the expectant mothers out there?
