What Bad Advice Have People Given You? (r/AskReddit)

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  • @jayamarillo628
    @jayamarillo628 4 роки тому +38

    “When at your job, especially during job interviews, if they ask you if you want to do something in particular for them, ALWAYS say yes because then they’ll see how willing you are to do things.”
    This is true, to an extent. You should be willing to try new things, yes, but sometimes a conversation will go like this:
    “And what type of work do you want to do here?”
    “Whatever you need me to do.”
    “You need to be more specific. There’s hundreds of things that you can do, and it’s too much for one person to do all of them.”
    Have priorities. Have interests. Don’t be afraid to reject something if you can tell that you would not like it.

  • @amberriche30
    @amberriche30 4 роки тому +111

    Jesus, these people are loony tunes. "You have seizures? Why don't you just stop?"

    • @dontcheckinsideyourcloset
      @dontcheckinsideyourcloset 4 роки тому +11

      Amber Richey reminded me from the "why do you girls keep getting periods if you hate them so much? Just stop, do what makes you happy" guy

    • @not_quite_clarinet
      @not_quite_clarinet 4 роки тому +8

      @@dontcheckinsideyourcloset OK what an idea, I'll get pregnant so no more periods for 9 months! You know what's even better than a period? Morning Sickness!
      Seriously though (◔_◔)

    • @MayMay-qr1yc
      @MayMay-qr1yc 4 роки тому +6

      Wow. That cured my epilepsy. 🙃
      Then theres the people who think shoving a wallet in my mouth is a good idea.... dont. Just dont. I have a coworker who i explained why u shouldnt do that and he said hes doing it anyways if i have a seizer at work no matter how much i say dont.

    • @lovelydolltime8006
      @lovelydolltime8006 4 роки тому +5

      Homeless? Just buy a house.

    • @Skipperthekitty
      @Skipperthekitty 4 роки тому +6

      Sounds like the "Just stop being poor" advice.

  • @sakurasoda5951
    @sakurasoda5951 4 роки тому +71

    "Oh honey you'll never be *ready* for kids, the best thing to do is to just have em and figure it out later."
    -my mom after hearing my plan of being financially stable before I even consider poppin our babies. No thanks, mom.

  • @ametsunami4070
    @ametsunami4070 4 роки тому +95

    “In order to have nice hair, you need it to be straight.”
    , my hair is sorta straight but curly in some spots, and straightening it hurts the hair. I like my hair

    • @meggwith2gs
      @meggwith2gs 4 роки тому +10

      Oof I have super curly frizzy hair and I hate being told "You would be pretty if only you had straight hair" I like my hair.

    • @billytest3790
      @billytest3790 4 роки тому +8

      Yo.
      Never. Ever ever let any little body tell you whatt to do with YOUR HAIR!
      I have never dyed MY hair. Hair IS SPECIAL.
      PEACE

    • @GrifoStelle
      @GrifoStelle 4 роки тому +3

      Lel I didn't see "it" in that first sentence. I was concerned.

    • @dontcheckinsideyourcloset
      @dontcheckinsideyourcloset 4 роки тому +1

      CreativelyMeg me too '-'

    • @dontcheckinsideyourcloset
      @dontcheckinsideyourcloset 4 роки тому +2

      Grifo Cold F

  • @Kikilang60
    @Kikilang60 4 роки тому +65

    I was told to work hard. Keep your nose to the grindstone, and never give up. My nose wore away, and I grew up before my time.

  • @mackenzieparker7290
    @mackenzieparker7290 4 роки тому +71

    Kinda morbid but my dad told me to never tell anyone about my feelings because I can figure it out myself. Those words almost killed me but jokes on you I’m still here and thriving-ish.

    • @mermpydermpy2047
      @mermpydermpy2047 4 роки тому +8

      This is the mood of 2020. Good luck fam

    • @howtowithelizabeth7513
      @howtowithelizabeth7513 4 роки тому +6

      Get help from a professional psychologist don’t hold on feelings especially negative ones they’ll eat u alive and could lead to suicide

    • @edwardgaines6561
      @edwardgaines6561 2 роки тому +3

      Your father was trying to tell you that, as a man, nobody is coming to save you.

    • @charlesmclain6558
      @charlesmclain6558 2 роки тому +7

      As a man in my mind 40's I find it difficult to get out of that " men aren't supposed to show emotion" garbage. It's a vicious cycle but my wife has been a great help at untying that knot. It's definitely not good to keep them in.

    • @45tqk45
      @45tqk45 2 роки тому

      @@edwardgaines6561 it's a girl that posted, she wouldn't understand

  • @missylou725
    @missylou725 4 роки тому +8

    A toxic relationship is a toxic relationship. Naive people make me sick when they say to forgive because it's your mom, etc. No. There's only so much forgiveness you can allow someone. If they don't change, then you must leave. That's called self respect and healthy boundaries. Get away from the toxic person.

  • @punkyfairy777
    @punkyfairy777 4 роки тому +11

    11:53 omg I had a friend like this from highschool to a few years ago. he was gay and if he was in a relationship I would hardly see him but when I was dating someone and he was single, if we hung out it could only be me and him (friend) because " you see your boyfriend all the time we need friend time" and if we hung out with my boyfriend he would complain about not having anyone and feeling "left out." And when we would hang out just the two of us he would talk major crap about my bf. It wasn't until I started dating my now husband and he was like why is so possessive of you isn't he gay? Why does he act like you belong to him? That's when I realized he was right so I dropped the friend and am happier for it. Sometimes you just gotta cut toxic people out like that.

    • @beastmaster0934
      @beastmaster0934 Рік тому

      Wow, your friend sounded like a real piece of work.
      Good thing you cut him out of your life, glad you and your husband are doing nice.

  • @spaztastic95
    @spaztastic95 4 роки тому +12

    Thanks for including the "open door policy" one were dealing with that from a new boss and no one seems to trust it, probably because of all the new and useless policies were getting from them.

  • @shadusnox
    @shadusnox 4 роки тому +12

    don't worry, your painful periods will stop when you have a baby!
    no....I had a medical problem mum, I needed help, and telling a 14 year old to get pregnant to stop being in horrible pain is just bad parenting.

    • @bruna8476
      @bruna8476 4 роки тому +4

      This is horrifying omg.

    • @Klomster88
      @Klomster88 10 місяців тому

      Wait what?
      That's some mentally regressed shit being proposed by yer mum.

  • @QueenSunstar
    @QueenSunstar 2 роки тому +8

    “I don’t think you’ll make it as a paramedic because you are so small and deaf. You should consider a different career.”
    I’m a full fledged paramedic who stands 4ft 11in tall. Yes, I can carry a six foot 200 pound man fireman style. Yes, his feet dragged on the ground, but it couldn’t be helped.
    I use hand controls in my ambulance and in my personal car. I’m too short to reach the pedals. It was an easy fix. I have my hearing assistance dog who alerts me to the alarm, and I get a text on my phone giving me the address and type of call. My dog will go right to her rug and wait to be released.
    I love my job. Just because I can’t hear and am short means nothing. I worked hard for this job.

    • @Grayvorn
      @Grayvorn 2 роки тому +1

      You sound awesome.

    • @Klomster88
      @Klomster88 10 місяців тому

      You sound like the sort of people body positivity should be about.
      Keep rocking.

  •  4 роки тому +5

    6:22 reminds me of a story where a school principal wanted to tell that to EVERY kid. every kid AT THE SAME TIME.
    first parent: "did YOU ever go to school?"
    principal "of course-"
    second parent: "you didn't learn much, did you?"

  • @rip4324
    @rip4324 4 роки тому +78

    Worst advice I've ever gotten after high school"
    "Look at how a field is doing now. Then see how it looks in 5 years. Because by then you'll want to get married and start having kids to support your family and wife."
    In five years i figured out I don't want to get married. I learned I was aromantic even. I learned that I don't want kids either. I wanted to work in the video game industry and was told 'it wasn't looking too hot'. Five years later it's going strong and still major. Never try to look into a crystal ball recent graduates. You never know what fields will be great and what will fail. Life will not be stable for you. You're going to have to take risks. And if it doesn't work out, then try something else.

    • @Acord718
      @Acord718 4 роки тому +7

      I am happy you are able to prove them wrong.
      Hopefully I can do the same but I never amounted to anything

    • @howtowithelizabeth7513
      @howtowithelizabeth7513 4 роки тому +6

      Dude I have absolutely no desire to get married or have kids either romance and dating has never peeked my interest

    • @howtowithelizabeth7513
      @howtowithelizabeth7513 4 роки тому +4

      No need to get married no need to have kids it’s perfectly fine being single well into adulthood

    • @ValariaJet
      @ValariaJet 4 роки тому +5

      They said video games was not a field to go into? There are deffo reasons its not a field for everyone but yikes. Also aro pride!

    • @rip4324
      @rip4324 4 роки тому +2

      @@ValariaJet yo happy pride month aro pal!

  • @obamaprism9702
    @obamaprism9702 4 роки тому +15

    My grandma was told around 1950 not to take that offer to learn all about computers and work in the industry not because she was a woman but because “it’s best not to get into these up and coming industries too early”

  • @melaniemills4505
    @melaniemills4505 4 роки тому +32

    My mother used to tell me, "It's better to be an older man's sweetheart than a young man's slave"...I was involved with a man who was 16 years older than me...the abuse he heaped on me is something that haunts me to this day...older men pursue young women so they can take advantage of them...my mom also used to advise me to go out of my way to be nice and generous to people because "that will make them like you"...all this did was make me a doormat...eff you, mom...eff you to hell! 🤬😡

    • @melaniemills4505
      @melaniemills4505 4 роки тому +1

      @Rainstorm The Silver Night Fury ...no...she definately meant it was better to date men that were older than you. 😒

    • @kageoashj2912
      @kageoashj2912 4 роки тому

      Maybe she secretly enjoyed seeing you suffer

  • @ameliablackpants7543
    @ameliablackpants7543 4 роки тому +11

    "Just ignore them and they'll stop bullying you"
    Yeah, thanks a lot for the help ADULTS while I was a freaking 7 year old being tormented everydat

  • @bleachsanchoblastk
    @bleachsanchoblastk 4 роки тому +13

    My mom tried to tell me to have kids as soon as I could because the later I wait the more a chance I have at having deformed kids. Turns out my neck is so deformed at 24 my spinal cord is compressed to half its size at a choke point. It's only gonna get worse and later in life I may become a paraplegic. That's no mom for a kid to have.

  • @JustBored589
    @JustBored589 4 роки тому +30

    When I was approaching 27 (the age my mom was when she had me) my mom started really worrying about me having kids because my younger sister already had two at that point. I’m a lesbian and I was single at the time, didn’t have a great job, and I was living with my sister’s family... so in other words I was not financially stable at all or ready in any way to have a family. My mom said that I should “find a nice guy, marry him, have a couple kids, and divorce him” just so I can have a family... and then later she was like “you don’t even have to marry him.. you could just get pregnant by him..” eventually I flipped out on her because she was bringing this topic up so often. Now I’m 31... still single, no kids, basically in the same situation I was in 4 years ago but luckily my mom doesn’t bother me about it anymore and just assumes I’ve decided I don’t want kids.. I haven’t made any decision like that, I will see what happens when I am in a relationship

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 4 роки тому +2

      That’s awful advice!! 😬

    • @Dman9fp
      @Dman9fp 4 роки тому +2

      Have to realize you "can't win" in an argument against the logic/urge of having to reproduce from a lineage that had lasted billions of years. Of course nobody has to reproduce. It's just in our genes/in others genes because the natural world before modern humanity was so violent and disease ridden that it benefitted everyone who had the sense to reproduce if they could figure out how to survive long enough.
      But nowadays yes, it should be a choice, absolutely

    • @notproductiveproductions3504
      @notproductiveproductions3504 3 роки тому

      Dear lord, your mother is where red pill men come from

    • @tochie-ugorji2021
      @tochie-ugorji2021 2 роки тому +1

      Just take your time. There's no rush.

  • @hauntedshadowslegacy2826
    @hauntedshadowslegacy2826 4 роки тому +6

    My mom has told me to 'just get over' my PTSD. She thinks I'm not trying hard enough because it's still around. No, she has no idea what PTSD really is. There's a good chance it'll never go away.

    • @tochie-ugorji2021
      @tochie-ugorji2021 2 роки тому +2

      PTSD isn't something that will just disappear overnight.

  • @JustBored589
    @JustBored589 4 роки тому +11

    How about “you have PLENTY of time to decide on a college major!” When I’ve already been in college for two years with no idea still what I want to do with my life... yeah college wasn’t the best idea but going to college was also advice given to me by my parents

  • @anamilenaobregon895
    @anamilenaobregon895 4 роки тому +5

    "Just ignore your bullies & they'll eventually stop"

  • @corlenajames1381
    @corlenajames1381 2 роки тому +4

    Worst advice for me?
    "Either get an ab*rt*on or get married" when I was 15.
    A little back story: I was groomed at age 11 & S. A. at age 14 by a 32 yr old family 'friend'. (Sadly, he wasn't the first to m*lest me, but that's a different story for a different day). Family friend also hid drugs in our house. We ended up being evicted shortly after the cops got him & found the drugs he'd planted & my family (me, mom & lil sis) all had to live in separate places. I became deeply depressed & obsessively wanted to 'end' myself... And here enters the bad advice.
    #1' Instead of getting me into therapy, my mom & godmother decided to call a young man (19) my cousin introduced us to, to come keep me company.
    #2: They encouraged me to confide in him🤦‍♂️. I was left in the house ALONE with him when he'd visit me, alone on several occasions 🤦‍♂️ I eventually realized how jacked the situation was, but by then, it was too late🤰 (Queue Pikachu face from mom & Godmother😧). "That older guy took advantage!" "😡You need to do as WE say, WE know what's best for you!"
    "Either you *BORT that baby or marry older boy! Otherwise, you're ON YOUR OWN!!"
    👉The options I wanted to explore?? I have the kid, but I DON'T get married. I possibly consider adoption (for both me & the baby) & I stay in school. Either that or I still DON'T get married, I keep my kid, I stay in school & I get help.
    They weren't open to these options because I wasn't allowed to voice them... In fact, I was threatened physical violence against me for even trying to 'talk back'. So, me being 15 & afraid of them, afraid of *bort**n & of afraid to be 'on my own', I relented & married the guy knowing it was a mistake. Keep in mind, BOTH of them were pretty much feminists & neither of them had ever been married, so I knew what they demanded of me was punitive. And Godmother, who demanded I accept her life altering ultimatum exited my life shortly after & we never even spoke again... Anyways, I was later taken out of school, married off & I eventually bore 2 more children as 'Mrs. Older guy' before age 18. Thank goodness for me that Mr. Older guy found me to be 'incredibly immature'😒 & he eventually ran off with an adult woman closer to his own age after about 3 years of crappy marriage... Otherwise, I never would've found the courage to file for divorce, go back to school & graduate, or to make new friends he couldn't run off! I was finally free to find my own voice & become my own person, but with several kids in tow. I'm 40+ now & although I have a good life now, addressing my past has left me to wonder how my life would've been had I chosen to do what I femur was best for me, instead of giving in to an ultimatum that didn't have my best interest at heart🥀

    • @donnathompson559
      @donnathompson559 Рік тому

      So they basically pushed him onto you so you wasn't their problem then put all the shit on you when the obvious happened thats shit sorry you had to put up with that sending hugs

  • @firestarhk3875
    @firestarhk3875 4 роки тому +9

    The urine one for acne. What. The. Hell. Like I get wanting to save money but putting your kids health at risk by having them rub urine on their face is...messed up.

    • @Alexagrigorieff
      @Alexagrigorieff 4 роки тому +3

      Use colloidal sulphur, instead, apply overnight. It kills demodex mites that live in sebaceous glands.

  • @Jm-ki4su
    @Jm-ki4su 4 роки тому +171

    that when girls assault you for no reason, it's a sign of 'affection'

    • @gravity3781
      @gravity3781 4 роки тому +21

      That's horrible. Sorry you had to go through that.

    • @Quinn-Harrison
      @Quinn-Harrison 4 роки тому +9

      Tbh it's not affection unless the communication is made that they don't mean any serious harm and they understand a line they can't cross. I pick on my guy friends who are basically my brothers but I'll never hit them with an object that's not made of paper or foam nor would I ever aim for their family jewels either

    • @missylou725
      @missylou725 4 роки тому +8

      It's all on the context. If you're joking around, that's one thing. But women can be abusive, too.

    • @semicolon2599
      @semicolon2599 4 роки тому +5

      @@missylou725 Indeed. They are rarely prosecuted for it though.

    • @Korean_Kitty
      @Korean_Kitty 2 роки тому

      That is a sign I don't like you.

  • @GamerNym
    @GamerNym 4 роки тому +23

    If a charlie horse was a symptom of pregnancy I'd be a father of 9 at minimum.

  • @briancorvello3620
    @briancorvello3620 4 роки тому +7

    "Just ignore them".
    Worst advice EVER to give to a child who is being bullied.

    • @michaelbujaki2462
      @michaelbujaki2462 2 роки тому +1

      That might be the second worst advice. The worst advice is to tell them to "Deal with it like an adult would." News flash, the child is dealing with it like a normal adult; they reported the issue to the appropriate authority. Also, while most adults solve their problems with words, the abnormal adults that a child is exposed to on TV solve their problems with violence.

    • @evilervcowart6234
      @evilervcowart6234 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaelbujaki2462 to be honest, violence always worked like a charm for me with regards to bullying. Anyone who has ever attempted to bully me almost never made that same mistake twice. My parents taught me to never be the one who gets physical first but to always defend myself aggressively once that line was crossed. That regardless of the outcome or possible punishment I might receive, sometimes that's what it comes down to. I'm now 46 and I've never started a fist fight in my life; I've never backed down from one, either. If someone's intent is to assert their dominance over me they are going to have to get their hands dirty, words of threat and/or intimidation will accomplish nothing except perhaps a witty remark made at their expense 🤘

    • @beastmaster0934
      @beastmaster0934 Рік тому

      @@evilervcowart6234
      That is great advice.
      Don’t be the aggressor, but defend yourself if things go south.

  • @yoshiehayashivt
    @yoshiehayashivt 4 роки тому +4

    6:03 The way to deal with raptors/large birds of prey when they taunt you is to show indifference, stand your ground and make yourself appear big. Had a coworker that cowered when an owl lunges forward at her and it never stopped. She quit.

  • @Teratoma.that.speaks
    @Teratoma.that.speaks 4 роки тому +10

    No matter what we honest and work hard your bosses will appreciate it, that is a lie.

  • @fixedguitar47
    @fixedguitar47 4 роки тому +21

    Never take advice from anyone!

    • @omarsoria6315
      @omarsoria6315 4 роки тому +10

      Should I take this advice?

    • @fixedguitar47
      @fixedguitar47 4 роки тому +2

      el oracle - Don’t take advice from anyone you wouldn’t take criticism from.
      So NO! Only persons opinion you should care about is your own!

    • @monicaburrull1860
      @monicaburrull1860 4 роки тому +3

      And here, we have a paradox

    • @marcomanis_mlg1067
      @marcomanis_mlg1067 4 роки тому +1

      then i will take advice from everyone since you're telling me not to take advice from you

  • @781rcac
    @781rcac 4 роки тому +70

    “You blind? Just see! You deaf? Just hear! You mute? Speak up! You disabled? Stand up for yourself!”
    It was a joke

    • @Korean_Kitty
      @Korean_Kitty 2 роки тому

      What? At this point, people make no sense...

    • @781rcac
      @781rcac 2 роки тому

      @@Korean_Kitty or some people cant comprehend what something means

    • @Korean_Kitty
      @Korean_Kitty 2 роки тому

      @@781rcac maybe stop explaining that to them. Or explain it in the simplest way if you done it already...

    • @fizzy1550
      @fizzy1550 2 роки тому +1

      LMFAO... I've literally had that crap before... (I'm low-vision/blind since birth, back in the 90's)

  • @pinkcrystal7250
    @pinkcrystal7250 2 роки тому +2

    That I have to "dress up accordingly and look good so society is able to accept me".
    -My Mother

  • @caseihcruiser220
    @caseihcruiser220 4 роки тому +12

    Mom: Study teology and become a preacher in our pentecostal congregation.
    Present day: I am a sailor today

    • @ilkeboat78
      @ilkeboat78 2 роки тому +2

      Wow thats my dream lucky you

  • @smartchip
    @smartchip 4 роки тому +4

    I am so grateful for having good parents, it's alien for me to think about parents doing something so abhorrent to do to your own children,

  • @mythiccfox880
    @mythiccfox880 4 роки тому +9

    When I finally decided to go to therapy for the first time when I was in college. I explained the abuse my drug addicted mother had caused to me growing up and how utterly worthless I felt as a result of the abuse. I was told to just not think about it. If that wasn't worse enough, the therapist was condescending and went on about how if I have a negative thought, simply say no to the bad thought and be happy that I'm in college. So I was basically told to shut up and be happy. And because of that advice I refuse to seek therapy for fear of my feeling getting completely invalidated again.

    • @cait159
      @cait159 4 роки тому +1

      :/ is my response to that therapist

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 4 роки тому +3

      Having been through years of therapy, that’s something awful I have never heard from anyone claiming to be a ‘therapist’. 😞
      A real therapist would not tell you that bull💩

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 4 роки тому +1

      That therapist is shit

  • @MalWave
    @MalWave 4 роки тому +68

    whoever says high school's the best time of your life was obviously a popular kid in HS. :/

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 4 роки тому +11

      honestly its suppose to be since its when youre SUPPOSE to start growing and figuring out yourself but ofcourse... The educational system in many countries are shit

    • @braeden90000
      @braeden90000 4 роки тому +2

      I’m in hs and I fucking love it

    • @naomiwhy2191
      @naomiwhy2191 4 роки тому +3

      @@julien4305 It isn't always the educational system alone, sometimes it's also mental health, failure to adapt to the new situation, bullying, discrimination, financial struggles etc...

    • @venessalizabeth
      @venessalizabeth 3 роки тому

      Frick high school.

    • @utopiaOKC
      @utopiaOKC 3 роки тому +1

      Idk honestly it wasn't as bad as I made it out to be im almost 23 now and I can effectively say "I hate bills"....

  • @AshesAshes44
    @AshesAshes44 4 роки тому +2

    The lady from Walmart who lost her voice reminds me of a time years ago. I was under incredible stress at work and eventually started having trouble speaking. First, I lost the ability to speak Spanish and then lost English too. I just couldn't get words out, and that added more stress. Not being able to speak makes it difficult to teach-- who knew?!
    Eventually, I retired early and slowly, speaking came back to me the same way it left. My hair stopped falling out and then grew back, as well. I don't take either for granted anymore.

  • @rachelfreeman3568
    @rachelfreeman3568 4 роки тому +3

    I was living a catch twenty two with my university, I needed some classes to declare my degree, but they wouldn’t let me in the classes unless I was already declared in that degree. What the actual fuck. When I asked an advisor what I should do she said, I shit you not, “hope and pray.” I immediately stood up and left and went directly to the department head for my degree and got everything sorted out. I wish I could say that’s the first time an advisor told me that. Fuck my university

    • @hwiley8141
      @hwiley8141 3 роки тому

      When I first went to college, they told me the only thing you could do with a math degree was teach.

  • @misterghen287
    @misterghen287 4 роки тому +5

    Here is some good advice "don't take career advice from somebody who's career is 'guidance counselor'."

  • @rsbandbj1
    @rsbandbj1 2 роки тому +2

    17:35. To add to that. I remember i went online to see if there was a home remedy for the bubble feeling in my ear.
    A site said "light a cigarette and put it in your ear. The resulting vacuum will fix it right up".
    I just think of all the people who read that, and those who actually tried it.

  • @BlitzkriegOmega
    @BlitzkriegOmega 4 роки тому +2

    It’s disturbing how many of these can be summed up with “Crabs in a Bucket”. For some reason, people that do poorly in life only want to see others fail. That the success of their peers is “offensive” to them...

  • @PurpledaisyShasta
    @PurpledaisyShasta 3 роки тому +2

    After having spent years struggling to find work and living off government payments “start your own business and work from home”. It takes money I don’t have to start a business and no banks will give people with little to no experience a loan.

    • @PurpledaisyShasta
      @PurpledaisyShasta 3 роки тому +2

      Here’s another gem “force yourself to exercise and you won’t be depressed”, easily done if your depression didn’t cause you to lay in bed all day crying. Or “have you tried not being depressed/anxious?”. Nothing pisses me off more then people who have no idea how mental illness works who think they know how to “cure it”

  • @tonyblake7569
    @tonyblake7569 4 роки тому +2

    The open door policy can actually work. I was in the Marines and before we went to Afghanistan our battalion commander recommended lasik eye surgery for anyone that had glasses and to talk with our higher ups. I talked with my direct higher up to have him get the ball rolling so I could get it done. Not sure if he ever even did anything and I never got the surgery and still wear contacts/ glasses. Another guy I knew took advantage of the battalion commanders open door policy, went directly to him and requested the surgery, got it immediately, and there were no negative repercussions.

  • @tdl487
    @tdl487 4 роки тому +3

    "Oh you're 28?! Can't believe you don't have kid yet. Don't want to wait too long."wtf
    This was said to me by a former peer that was the same age. When the hell was 28 or even early 30's too old? Just because you popped out your kid at 21 it somehow makes you think you made a smarter decision? Okay sure, keep saying that without knowing that everybody knows that you "Regret having your kid so early" during several of your drunken stupors then when sober complain about how expensive your kid is...

    • @bruna8476
      @bruna8476 4 роки тому +5

      I've seen a lot of people who regret having kids in their late teens/early 20's. They pretend that their little accident is a miracle but in fact they are deadly jealous of their friends who can do whatever they want and go on vacations and spend their money in themselves. I am firm believer that people should ONLY have kids (and IF they want them. I don't really understand why society/people are so ignorant towards child free people) when they are 100% ready, both financially and mental. (Which usually only happens after your 30's. The economy is fucked up) Kids are a lifelong commitment, not some cute little toy for you to put little clothes and take pictures for instagram. That's a human being and their parents are the responsables for bringing in a life in this fucked up world. I believe the reason why we have so many fucked up adults is because their parents weren't ready for a child.

    • @beastmaster0934
      @beastmaster0934 Рік тому

      @@bruna8476
      Yeah, luckily my parents aren’t those people
      (Had me in their late 20s/early 30s).

  • @vgymgy1
    @vgymgy1 4 роки тому +4

    Here’s some good advice,want a happy life?its simple don’t get married and don’t have kids.if you follow those two simple steps you will save yourself from a life full of stress.

  • @Patwirk6969
    @Patwirk6969 2 роки тому +2

    "Remember, at the end of the day, the day ends"

  • @amylouwho8991
    @amylouwho8991 4 роки тому +1

    High school counselors are a complete waste of money. Mine said I couldn't handle a more academically rigorous class. I ignored her and took it anyway. Turns out at the end of the semester I didn't even have to take the final to get an A. Testing in middle school isn't always indicative of a person's ability or intellect.

  • @ela216
    @ela216 3 роки тому +1

    "you HAVE to forgive if you want the pain to stop".

  • @Benjamin1986980
    @Benjamin1986980 2 роки тому

    I will 100% agree with pushing back on college advisors. my result wasn't nearly as bad as the post here, but I ended up taking two classes that I really didn't want to take, and nearly lost my scholarship because she refused to sign me up for a full load my first semester.

  • @anthonyjohnstone695
    @anthonyjohnstone695 4 роки тому +4

    Todd from accounting has good taste in movies

  • @ThatGuyYouArent2
    @ThatGuyYouArent2 4 роки тому +16

    "If you're ever feeling suicidal, reach out for professional help. Don't worry about the stigma!"
    Years later, I'm over it. Professionals only made things worse and now I can't get life insurance or income protection insurance. So if I die or get sick and can't work, I'll be fucked.
    So I'll actually be more likely to commit suicide if I end up in a position of not being able to work. I'm just looking after myself as best I can. But yeah... If you're suicidal and might not be forever, just work through it yourself and limit your support network to anyone other than a psychiatric professional. That's what I wished I'd done.

    • @lee48lee68
      @lee48lee68 4 роки тому +7

      ThatGuyYouArent2 -What country do you live in?

    • @jouisimo5701
      @jouisimo5701 4 роки тому +7

      @@lee48lee68 most likely america based on the shitty health system there

    • @michaelmoses8745
      @michaelmoses8745 4 роки тому +2

      Yes. This is true. It is America.

    • @lee48lee68
      @lee48lee68 4 роки тому +3

      Joui Simojoki -That’s the worst way to be treated if you have a mental illness or temporary mental break. That treatment would be illegal in Canada and so many other developed countries.

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka 2 роки тому +3

      Jeezus; I don't know how common that is in the health industry, but I wish things could have gone better for you. Crap like that shouldn't happen; this isn't what the industry is supposed to do.

  • @johnfamily9416
    @johnfamily9416 4 роки тому +1

    Had a sales rep trying to tell me to finance some jewelry to build up my credit. Going into debt is not a great credit score builder, having access to credit and not using it/paying off each month builds credit far faster.

  • @potatokitty
    @potatokitty 3 роки тому +1

    Ignore the bullies

  • @PurpledaisyShasta
    @PurpledaisyShasta 3 роки тому +1

    I want a rom com parody that ends with the guy being arrested and charged for stalking and harassment

  • @strikeforce1500
    @strikeforce1500 4 роки тому +1

    I remember my first school counselor, who told my mom that the best way for me to get better grades is just to make a schedule. Because, in the eyes of the school, bullying didn't exist inside the school walls. It definitely did but they didn't give a flip, the best thing is that was a Christian school directed by nuns and you can bet that they were as greedy as they could be

  • @randyzulf998
    @randyzulf998 2 роки тому +1

    If youre not sure what to do right when you graduate go to college. No No No! Just get a job

  • @CynicalButOptimistic
    @CynicalButOptimistic 2 роки тому

    "Don't enter a long distance relationship, you never know what the other person is doing or thinking."
    This advice was given to me in highschool, by my ex, about my (now) fiancé, whom I currently live with.

  • @OccupiedMuffins
    @OccupiedMuffins 2 роки тому

    “Just do what you’re passionate about”
    Yeah I’m not passionate about anything work wise lmao, so thanks for that

  • @MarvelousSeven
    @MarvelousSeven 2 роки тому +1

    The creepy guidance counselor who kept touching my knee (ostensibly for connection and encouragement?) told me to learn French. Pointless.

  • @Quinn-Harrison
    @Quinn-Harrison 4 роки тому +1

    Anyone is college material if you have a passion. It's when you're just there for a degree that you get screwed over. I'm getting my BA in communications and digital media because I really didn't know how to start but knew the discipline of a classroom setting would help me get on track. Now I'm halfway done and planning on getting my MA in business afterwards to help create my own entertainment and advertising company down the line.
    19:22 LMFAO!!!!!!! If I had a dollar for every time I've said this. My life is actually kinda improving after high school. At least I'm much happier now!

    • @Dman9fp
      @Dman9fp 4 роки тому +1

      Of course they say "go to college, you have no choice, either this or you flip burgers" but trade school, military, etc. options exist and are perhaps even more viable if you don't want to be in debt for a barely higher paying job (if that, most degrees are worthless). They don't sell out jobs to degree holders like hotcakes, 1980 was a looong time ago. Then they have the nerve to say "hah gotcha, how dare you expect better pay for working your ass off for 4 years for a lousy science bachelor's, either get to the grind or go get a master's". Amazing how a few certifications and a few months job experience is far and away more useful than a piece of paper that was hard af to obtain

  • @gh_alexreyes8276
    @gh_alexreyes8276 2 роки тому

    This was in my first year in middle school
    My mom - "you don't need friends only book can be your friends"
    Thanks mom I'm antisocial, awkward and can barely socialize with others in middle school to highschool
    Thank God for my older brothers for helping me to open up to people in college

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 3 роки тому

    Regarding the 'best days' occurring in childhood/as a teen/at high school, I'm almost 60 now, and I still remember the sinking feeling in my tummy, or the panic, whenever I was told that. Because, really, if that was so, my life would be even more fricked up, and there was no point in trying to grow up, or do well.
    Unfortunately that copout still happens into your 20s. So, yeah, it's about the most depressing thing you can tell a struggling teenager. Especially with how black/white teenage thinking is.

  • @HereticSonGoku
    @HereticSonGoku 4 роки тому +1

    Grandpa when I was 18 or 19 asked me why I wasn’t married yet. I was still single. He told me I should be married & that my grandma married him at 16. ......24 one boyfriend, never married. I’m very picky & took a psychology class on relationships bc I want something healthy. Still looking for a good man to marry and have kids with though one day!

  • @Quinn-Harrison
    @Quinn-Harrison 4 роки тому

    Tbh I took 8am classes just because I liked getting the horrible morning rush out the way when I still had my bullshit meter empty. After going to class and dealing with people you're bullshit meter is full and you're ready to snap at someone just for walking slow. 8am classes meant empty trains and a feeling of freedom. You can really unwind on the way home when it's not rush hour

  • @Tignya
    @Tignya 4 роки тому

    I one time accidentally gave some terrible advice to a new mother buying paint and supplies for a baby room(I think it might've been an accident with how underprepared she was, but I'm not one to judge.)she told me that the baby was really clingy, and she could never put them down or they'd start crying. I told them I remembered hearing one time that if you put a towel around a warm water bottle, you can get them to hold that instead.
    Then a few hours later, I remembered where I heard that from. It was from a documentary on unethical science experiments with reesus monkey infants. They took the infants from their mother, and tried to see if they'd go for the food or the heated blanket for support when scared, and it was always the blanket...

    • @bruna8476
      @bruna8476 4 роки тому

      Well the source for the experiment is bad but I bet it worked xD

  • @GrifoStelle
    @GrifoStelle 4 роки тому +1

    Holy cow that first one

  • @_JustAnotherKid__
    @_JustAnotherKid__ 4 роки тому +5

    They said go for broke...
    Now I’m broke

  • @ImNotaRussianBot
    @ImNotaRussianBot 2 роки тому

    I went to the doctor after a work-place injury due to repeated stress on my wrist. (I was later diagnosed with tendonitis.) I was told to lose weight.

  • @byawned
    @byawned 4 роки тому +1

    When I was in high school a girl I really disliked started stalking me. She wouldn’t leave me alone, ever. It was really creepy and frustrating. Think bobs burgers when the weird girl gets obsessed with Louise but in real life. Anyway one day she asked me if she could go blonde. I’d gotten really good at pretending she wasn’t there so I didn’t hear her. Cue the tantrum, the crying the over dramatic waterworks. She was quite pale but with dark brown hair. I knew she would look horrible blonde. So I told her to go platinum. I had her looking like Lucian from Harry Potter 😂😂😂 so thats why you don’t take advice from people who don’t like you 😂😂😂

  • @beagleissleeping5359
    @beagleissleeping5359 2 роки тому +2

    Oh you have a chronic illness/condition? You don't need to see a doctor. You need to take this home remedy cure I found on social media that I have no personal experience with myself because I don't have any of your health issues.

  • @whyaddnamehere
    @whyaddnamehere 4 роки тому +1

    I felt myself scream inside about going off anti depressants cold turkey

  • @michellezavala1355
    @michellezavala1355 2 роки тому

    I was a witness to this: my friend was addicted to lortabs. Her cousin says if you sniff this powder you won't need any pills. That was over 10 years ago and they're both still addicts

  • @itsgaylebitxh
    @itsgaylebitxh 4 роки тому +2

    Debauchery does not sound as severe as rape. Music teacher said my lips were too big to play the flute. Not true!

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 4 роки тому +1

      Wtf? I have big lips and played the flute fine.

  • @saxon9358
    @saxon9358 4 роки тому +3

    Trust the gov’t ,your vote matters and things always work out.How’s everything working out for you folks?I’m not into the New Normal at all.

  • @Rule-be6lw
    @Rule-be6lw 4 роки тому +2

    Not from anyone but from me. A coworker left her keys in her truck and she couldn’t unlock her truck and had to get to her second job. My advice was get a rock and break a window to unlock her car. Now I know this was bad advice and she didn’t do it but I said before I get it was how desperate are you.

    • @Alexagrigorieff
      @Alexagrigorieff 4 роки тому +1

      Want a good advice? Always lock your car/truck *from outside* with your key (or fob). Don't ever just press the door lock and close the door. This also makes sure the transmission is in Park position, and engine is off, because otherwise you cannot remove your key.

    • @julien4305
      @julien4305 4 роки тому +1

      if its a life or death situation this can be decent advice

    • @heathermiller5765
      @heathermiller5765 2 роки тому

      @@Alexagrigorieff Wouldn’t work for my mom’s car. Her key fob doesn’t work so it has to be locked and unlocked manually. Fortunately we’re both in the habit of making sure the key is actually in our hand before locking the door

  • @Acord718
    @Acord718 4 роки тому +6

    "go to college for anything as long as you get a degree"
    "Dont get a scholarship it will ruin your financial aid"
    "Become an EMT" (I went to FDNY high school inBrooklyn)

  • @danielledouglas99
    @danielledouglas99 3 роки тому

    I had messed up a bit first year of college and decided to drop put of 3 courses. 1 in first semester and 2 in second semester. Well in order for me to do a third year I had to complete the first 2 years by fall 2020. I was told by the college progam corrdinator that it is better to take the 2 course that cannot be onling in the spring and the math(which I majorly struggle in) during the winter semester since I will have toutors nearby. That meant taking 8 full time college courses including the one course I stuggled the most with. I said I wanted to do the opposite since the math could be done online and I could spend more time learning it and so I did, 1 covid cummer later I complete my math with a 80 and the other two subject during the winter semester and now im in my third year. Adnusting to online studies was easier for me too cause I did the math online during the summer.

  • @jyohe78
    @jyohe78 2 роки тому

    I would tell my young self to avoid advice from any Guidance Counselor at all costs. Their advice shuts down any ambition or working towards your future.

  • @781rcac
    @781rcac 4 роки тому +5

    “Instead of checking if your boyfriend is cheating, send some money to yourself!!!🤣”
    They didn’t say it to me, I just wanted to say what I heard someone else say.

  • @utopiaOKC
    @utopiaOKC 3 роки тому

    1:10 pops im not gonna say youre wrong but I'm not gonna say youre right either

  • @sheila6530
    @sheila6530 4 роки тому

    My exfriend told me to not tell my mother that my younger brother was doing drugs because “its that age” and that its “normal”. My exfriend smokes regularly and only strives to be a construction worker...

  • @Dragonmoon98
    @Dragonmoon98 2 роки тому

    Shit, one of the only things 50 Shades got right is how not telling someone who wants you that you don't like a certain behavior makes them think that you're okay with it.

  • @demonsexslave85
    @demonsexslave85 2 роки тому

    When the red river flows, take the dirt road. Thanks older bro. XD

  • @elibauer9265
    @elibauer9265 4 роки тому +1

    I was literally washing my face when the story about using the used diaper face mask came up and I am horrified

  • @CameronMetrejean
    @CameronMetrejean 4 роки тому +1

    Whenever I was trying to get my loose tooth out my sisters suggested I twist it....

  • @Totally_Not_A_Pigeon
    @Totally_Not_A_Pigeon 7 місяців тому

    “If there’s a girl you like just go up to her and kiss her” (without asking)
    -my grandpa to my 12 year old brother
    (He was smart enough not to do that.)

  • @Benjamin1986980
    @Benjamin1986980 2 роки тому

    at one point, Israel did span two continents. after one of the wars, I can't remember which, Israel claimed the Sinai peninsula from Egypt, and therefore for that period of time until they returned it in a peace deal, Israel was actually an African nation

  • @bl1429
    @bl1429 2 роки тому

    i was told, " have a kid, things will get better".......... YEA RIGHT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • @SquatterLoki
    @SquatterLoki 2 роки тому

    So THAT'S what the blocks in the end is!

  • @EURIMAKEUPTUTORIALS
    @EURIMAKEUPTUTORIALS 4 роки тому +3

    Use super glue to close a open wound cut

  • @declanmullins7820
    @declanmullins7820 4 роки тому +16

    i just ate edibles

    • @declanharnish9601
      @declanharnish9601 4 роки тому +1

      Declan Mullins Lmaooo I’m literally about to smoke some bud while watching this. Also my name is Declan too lol.

    • @bassboostedmoonchao
      @bassboostedmoonchao 4 роки тому +1

      nice

    • @dannythompson1948
      @dannythompson1948 4 роки тому +2

      Don't fight it, you'll be okay.. One day you may find yourself impervious to edible highs (1000mg+ tolerance sucks!) so enjoy it!

    • @declanharnish9601
      @declanharnish9601 4 роки тому +1

      Danny Thompson That happened to me. Edibles used to be my main choice. I found out that edibles should be occasional.

    • @JaWalrus
      @JaWalrus 4 роки тому

      How do you feel

  • @ela216
    @ela216 3 роки тому

    "you have all the time in the world".... an invitation to wasting your life away.

  • @selviyt
    @selviyt 4 роки тому +3

    is this channel is monetized
    ?????????????

  • @MoltenLqva
    @MoltenLqva 4 роки тому +1

    “Stop being sad”

  • @checkenfever9537
    @checkenfever9537 4 роки тому

    my aunt once told me to rub period blood on my face to get rid of my acne 🤢🤢

  • @Culvey
    @Culvey 4 роки тому

    2010 or 2011 when the price of BitCoin was at 12c per coin "Dont put your extra money into that, its all just a virtual scam"... meanwhile if i had put that $500 into it, i would have a few million right now.

  • @roboppi6368
    @roboppi6368 4 роки тому

    Take out a mortgage of loans to go to college.

  • @sleepyjester
    @sleepyjester 4 роки тому

    “Don’t do things that make you happy, do things that are good for you whether you like them or not”
    I mean...?

  • @doggydog246
    @doggydog246 4 роки тому

    Kids help phone is a scam, I had once made a call in and got hung up on after I started talking

  • @komssa14
    @komssa14 4 роки тому

    “If you are new to the channel, you can subscribe”

  • @colleenkahclamat3474
    @colleenkahclamat3474 4 роки тому +1

    Unsolicited..