What is the ONE piece of motherly advice you actually follow? Share your mother's pearls of wisdom with us here...
Planning a family picnic this Easter? Well, make sure you get yourself a spring hamper to hold all your delicious treats.
Motherly advice and tips:
Acceptance
To accept the things I cannot change, be brave and change the things I can and have the wisdom to know the difference.
Learn to laugh at yourself - why be the one who is left out?
Brian, Wiltshire
Actions have consequences
Every action has a reation. Whether good or bad deal with the consequences and you can't go wrong plus before you find your prince you have to kiss as many toads!!
Cat, Devon
Heart desires
Always follow your heart.
Laura
Treatment of others
Always treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves.
Gillian, Stafforshire
Getting older
My mother always said when she was here with us, "Dont get old. It does not come on its own". I took this to mean enjoy the gift of life for every moment. Now i am having trouble walking i fully understand!"
Roger, Coventry
Laundry tips
Always separate your white laundry from your colours and never try to remove a stain with hot water as it will set it.
Alison, Scotland
Good advice
Never lower your standards to please someone else.
Carol, Keadby
In general..
If you can't help, don't harm, and never regret anything that made you smile.
Dianne, Wolverhampton
Thoughful...
Do unto others as you would have done to yourself!
Alice, Scotland
Wise words
Cut according to your cloth
Jennifer, Yorkshire
From mother to mother
You cannot tell children anything until they have a child of their own..all becomes clear there after...
Lauren, Notts.
New partner?
In any relationship always start off as you mean to go on.
Gill
Be good
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
Pauline, Manchester
Good advice
Handsome is as handsome does. There's many a big potato rotten.
Pauline, Manchester
Good advice
Handsome is as handsome does. There's many a big potato rotten.
Pauline, Manchester
Talking point
Never discuss politics or religion with a stranger.
Harold, South Yorkshire
Smart words
Never let anyone know how much you CAN do, then they won't come to expect it!
Crette, Grimsby
Making the bed
First the foot and then the head, that's the way to make a bed.
Laura, Devon
Friends for sale?
A friend you can buy, isn't a friend - anybody can buy them.
Chris
Not on the table!
Never put new shoes on the table, or the wearer will have bad luck. I still can't risk it!
June, Southampton
Good advice
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Susan, Cambs.
Keep schtum!
If you have nothing nice to say say nothing at all.
Karen, Kent
Food
A colourful meal is a nutritious meal.
Magie, Cornwall
No regrets
Always look ahead, there are no regrets in that direction.
Rosemary, Gainsborough
No gossiping
Take heed! Don't gossip. Weigh up and judge for yourself.
Anon.
Wise words
My mum always told me to always look after your man, as at the end of the day he would be the only one who looked after me. 30years later i'm still looking after him but boy does HE look after me.
Christine, Warrington
Wise words
Tomorrow is another day and your problem won't feel as bad in the morning!
Catherine, York
Wise words
Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today.
Margaret, Fife
Don't get caught short
My mum always said to wear clean underwear and this advice came in handy when I played a badminton match and glancing down realised I'd forgotten to wear my shorts. Thank god I had clean underpants on.
Mike, Cardiff
Flying the nest
If you want to keep your children, you have to let them go!!!!
Carol, Worcester
Bringing up the kids
My mother always says make sure your kids know that NO means NO and YES means YES, no inbetweens or maybes!!! As long as your kids know this life is easier.
Lou, Oxford
Family ties
However hard it may be, keep in touch with your family.
Maureen, Southend
Suffering...
What can't be cured must be endured.
Katrine, Barley
No porkies!
My mum, sadly now dead, gave me the best bit of advice which I have always used which was "Always tell the truth then you never have to remember anything."
K. Clayden
Wise words
The longer the rope the tighter the knot.
J, Somerset
Wise words
He who laughs last, laughs longest.
Angela, Inverness
Wise words
It's not the man who knows the most who has the most to say. It's not the man who has the most that gives the most away...
Rosalind, Suffolk
Marriage material?
Look at the way he treats his mother that is the way he will treat you after years of marriage
Mrs Oliver, Grimsby
You shall reap what you sow
If you're nice to the bees you get more honey...
Lilian, Inverness
It pays to be demanding!
Those who ask don't get. If you dont ask you don't want....
Ian, Coventry
Brace yourself
My mother always told me to be careful what you wish for, you might get it!
Margaret, Derbyshire
Why did this line never work when you asked for sweets when you were a kid?
There's no such thing as can't!
Pam, Doncaster
Sound familiar?
If you fall down & break your legs don\'t come running to me
Victoria, Yorkshire
How to keep money out of your friendships
Neither a borrower or a lender be
Helen, Norfolk
Always look on the bright side
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and I'll give you something to cry about
Trev,Newcastle
How to spot a bad egg
Never trust a man with a purse!
Rita, Cheshire
Haute couture?
Always tuck your vest into your pants - you never know what might happen
Alison, Cornwall
Addiction
The more you smoke, the more you smoke
Irene, Walthamstow
Sticks and stones
We're stronger in the broken places
Blanche, Worksop
But what about Father Christmas?
Never trust a man with a beard
Susie, Durham
A healthy diet
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and tea like a pauper
Geoff, Stoke Newington
Who's your Sugar Daddy?
Always go for an older man - they've got the cash to keep you in the style you'd like to become accustomed to
Fiona, Wimbledon
Watch out for those Hush Puppies
Never trust a man in brown shoes
Sharon, Glasgow
Que sera sera
What's meant to be won't pass you by
Ulrika, Solihull
Finding Mr Right
It's as easy to love a rich man as it is a poor man
Lucinda, Greenwich
Those winter woolies
Ne'er cast a clout, 'til May be out
Maureen, Dorset
Good karma
Always treat others how you wish to be treated yourself
Irene, Chester
If in doubt
It'll all come out in the wash
Charmain, Hull
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