What's the best advice you're ever been given?

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Be it from mumsnet or real life!

A pound at your back, is far better than a pond on your back.

Pound, a pond on your back would be wet and heavy.

Don't stress the things you have no control over

Don't pronounce the words look and book like your from Stoke, you'll never get taken seriously.

True story

While you are waiting for your bus to come, you might as well talk to the people in the queue.

I was single at the time.

Never eat yellow snow.

Do as you would be done by

Wherever you go there you are. Stopped me running away from everything

Marry for love...

...Love where there's money.

Don't let the bastards grind you down! . Or 'be yourself' probably.

You've got to believe in yourself, or no one will believe in you (thanks Ozzy!)

'Be available but boring' when referring to babies/children at night.

'It's the quiet ones you've got to watch' Thanks Mum!

If in doubt, leave it out

Put the baby down to sleep when she/he is still awake.

Regret what you have done, not what you have not.

Push through the pain.

Said by my lovely midwife mid-labour. Was the most important thing I ever learnt. Well it felt like it at the time.

Just give things a try instead of being a miserable killjoy.

Be careful of the thing you want, you'll get it.

Pretend to be brave, no one will know the difference.

It's not important if it won't be important in a year.

If you can't afford it, live without it.

Sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. Thanks dad.

sauce thickens on standing.

It really does!

Never tell a man you love him unless you really can't bear not to.

Pick your battles.

Always pick fresh food from the back of the supermarket shelf.