Day 11: Worst Advice Ever

Day 11: the worst advice you’ve ever heard, or ever been given


There are many bad ones but the most irksome are:

1. Stop growing or you won't get married. Like really it's in my hands. Not to mention that I was twelve and not really concerned about whether or not I would be able to clinch an eligible bachelor. I have now but that's another story for another time.
2. Don't study too well or too much or you won't get a suitable match. This was usually followed by the line- Everybody is not like your father. This was in reference to my Dad who encouraged my Mom to work and pursue several degrees and eventually her doctorate. Agreed that not everyone is comfortable with a vastly more qualified wife but surely times are changing. I hated this line especially since people started harping on this aspect once I was in high school and had finally stopped growing any taller. Many were the times when I quelled the desire to turn into a murderess and concentrated instead on my studies. My husband is just like my Dad by the way. That itself is sweet revenge. :)