Things that you learned the hard way

[FlyingSoda]

I learned that you shouldn't put bottles of Cola out in the garage to keep them cold, when it's one of the coldest Winters on record. They go off like a bomb. I could hear them from a street away and I'm amazed that no one called the police.

What have you learned the hard way?

Hard work isn't rewarded at work, not taking sick days isn't rewarded

That if your parents tell you that you’re unloveable you’ll never really unlearn that. No matter who loves you or likes you as an adult, you’ll need really believe it.

@How2Help definitely not, ghostface always gets caught in the end and killed.

You should listen when people tell you to pay in to a pension scheme because you are middle-aged before you know it

@LaurieFairyCake

Don't shag people you work with 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ ever !!!!!

I can vouch for this 😅

@broccolibush

That if your parents tell you that you’re unloveable you’ll never really unlearn that. No matter who loves you or likes you as an adult, you’ll need really believe it.

Same if you're told you're stupid, will never amount to anything, aren't smart enough to achieve something or any other insult commonly thrown at children. You might think of it as a joke and not really mean it, but a child doesn't understand that, they'll believe they're stupid and that comment will stay with them for a long time.

@broccolibush so sorry that happened to you. They are knobs.

Fairy liquid does not belong in a dishwasher
There are worse things than losing your hair
If you must marry, marry an orphan

Most people will not have your back.

The words of bullies will never truly go away.

@LaurieFairyCake

Don't shag people you work with 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ ever !!!!!

Even if they’re a temp and it’s their last day. They will get rehired and it will be excruciating.

If a friend bitches/gossips about others to you, you can guarantee they bitch/gossip about YOU to others.

You can’t change other people’s opinions. Especially on social media.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Do not leave bottles of soap out in the bathroom. Every bottle poured together in the cauldron toilet and then flushed makes a foam that can be carved into shape.

Don't assume it's chocolate before licking.

@Thecurtainsofdestiny

Don't assume it's chocolate before licking.

Omg! What was it???

Popping leftover confetti balloons from a work party (I nor anyone in my home chose...) takes weeks to clear. No, make that months....

Just because you are nice to people doesn't mean they will be nice to you.

If you run your finger on a knife or pair of scissors to see how sharp the answer is always "pretty damn sharp". I've done that twice. You'd think I'd have learned after the first time.

Most people are very selfish, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

Never get married.

People who shoehorn themselves into your life should be treated with caution.

If your toddler says they need a wee - they mean right now!

Always trust google, if it’s telling you to go a different way home from usual just do it!

Don’t buy shoes for babies before they can walk unless you like wasting money!

Start saving young.

@Thecurtainsofdestiny

Don't assume it's chocolate before licking.

My DC, age 2 decided that a beef stock cube - shiny wrapper, brown squishy inside - must be chocolate. Despite me warning, I caught mini troublemaker in the cupboard. Learnt the hard way it wasn’t a sweet.

Trust your instincts, don't over think and change your mind, just go with your gut.

@WhiteXmas21 If you must marry, marry an orphan

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