What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve been given?

[TheGeoffLinton]

Inspired by hearing this on a podcast, but now I can’t actually think of mine!

An elderly great aunt told me I shouldn't breastfeed my son because it will make him a homosexual. Said son is 23 and heterosexual, so shockingly she was wrong.

A male colleague once told me I should 'be more motherly'.

Twat.

To send ds to a particular primary school because they had lots of experience with SN, rather than to the smaller kind primary school I liked.

Not for me, but I've heard two both in baby clinic several years ago:
1; Mum: She's feeding constantly at night all through the night constantly, I've not had any sleep for 3 nights...La Leche League Zombie - That's normal, it will pass they are just getting up your milk supply.
(mum crashed car the following day with both baby and daughter in it going to school).
This wasn't me.

1. Mum: My eight month old's eye seems to be pointing out sometimes, is that anything to worry about.

Health Visitor: No, Me (Optometrist) - runs after mum and says yes, you need to be referred.

To take out an interest only mortgage.

MIL telling me 2 day old DD was trying to ‘manipulate me’ and i needed to ignore her and not to keep pandering to her.

When I was at school the head of sixth took me aside one day and advised me not to apply to medical school because I would never get in, and that sometimes we have to realise that our dreams are unrealistic and choose more achievable goals. Luckily I decided to ignore her, I applied and got in!

Not for me, but I've heard two both in baby clinic several years ago:
1; Mum: She's feeding constantly at night all through the night constantly, I've not had any sleep for 3 nights...La Leche League Zombie - That's normal, it will pass they are just getting up your milk supply.
(mum crashed car the following day with both baby and daughter in it going to school).

To be fair, it is normal for a baby to cluster feed and the "La Leche Zombie" didn't advise her to drive a car whilst exhausted.

"you should trust him". By a well meaning male friend.

MIL: To give my newborn baby calpol every day just in case.

'Write what you know'

That'll be why the crime, thriller, sci-fi, horror, fantasy and romance genres don't exist then

Come out of your company final salary pension and come to my tiny independent one...

Got horrifically sunburnt 30 odd years ago in Spain on my shoulders and top of back. Mums advice - get into as hot a shower as you can and 'burn' it out. Flew home the next day and went straight to a and e ! Was admitted for burns ...... worse advice ever !

When dd was about 3 months old she started sleeping through the night, and because her weight gain slowed a bit, the health visitor told us that we had to wake her up in the night for a feed.
Thanks a bunch for that one.

First ever hangover. My dad told me to drink a pint of orange juice then a pint of milk. I threw my guts up Cheers dad.

“Buy the really tight yellow trousers, they really suit you.”

"Oh no, you're far too bright to be a primary school teacher". 40+ years on, I bitterly regret taking that advice.

My mum once told me I needed to learn to iron because I wouldn't want my future husband to go to work in creased shirts

MIL - give the baby a bottle during the night to give yourself a break = majorly depleted milk until health visitor explained to me how breastfeeding during the night is pretty essential for milk supply.

MIL - just use cold water to prep. formula, no need for boiling water...no need to sterilise the formula??

MIL - give baby food at 3 months as she’s starving...against current health advice and didn’t follow considering her first crappy advices.

MILs...

That if I was loving enough to shithead ex he would change.

He did not.

MIL- you should cut the Lo's onesies by the ankles so he could wear it next year too and it will save us buying new ones🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

My mum, when I told her I was leaving my husband after he cheated on me with a teenager:
"All men need a release somehow, stay for the children - you'll never find anyone better."

I didn't stay. I left and I did find someone better to spend my time with - myself me and myself have never been happier!

My mum believed that if one kept up to the housework it took less time overall. I once spent a month doing a time and motion study about that theory ... and it's complete and utter bollocks. You spend less time on housework if you do less housework.

that all that was important in life was getting to the top of your career. Ridiculous advice to give somebody who you'd also advised that they were too thick to ever achieve anything.

I had a perforated ear drum and multiple people insisted on giving me advice on what things I should shove into my ear canal. It healed just fine after I politely deflected them and left it the hell alone.