How often you listen and follow your parents advice?

I can't help but do what my family tells me. I just do it subconsciously. Like my aunt. When I was little, she tells me not to stand in front of the microwave because it causes cancer. Now I need to walk away from the microwave when I wait for the food even though I know studies proved it doesn't cause cancer. When my family offer me advice, I just nod it off but I somehow always use their advice in my life. I guess I know deep down they tell me what they ultimately think is good for me.

I agree with you on the point that "parents know best." Sometimes you can't relate to them, but they have been through that same experience that you have. They want you to avoid the same mistakes they made before.

I've never really listened to any advice given to me by a parent. I'm just not the type of person to ask my mother for advice. I'm the one that follows my own advice or I ask my partner. My mother really isn't the best person to go to for advice considering she makes really bad choices and just can't really make up her mind when it comes to doing things that everyone knows is a bad idea. I'd rather flounder on my own.

I would say that as a teen ... I didn't follow it as much as I should have but as an adult ... I do follow it more than I used to... then again as a parent.... not as much as my mother would like me to! LOL. I feel that my mom has good advise but sometimes she's way off when it comes to how I should do things with my kids. I just follow my heart and my head and do what I feel is right and it usually works.

Our parents are actually our parents, they are elder to us, they have seen the world, they know things better and moreover they guide us to best path. And how they choose to teach the right path it actually depends. So harassing or ignoring parents just because they try to make a point to us is really sorry state. I actually loves my parents and often gets emotional on their thoughts even if they are with me. I listen to them but sometimes I override their thoughts but the next moment they guide me again and I thankfully listens to them and wants to remain the same till my whole life, whatever be the situation.

Me... I often don't listen to them. My older brother is the one that does. You know like if I take a sleeping pill, my parents would tell me HAY THATS NOT FOR YOUR AGE! then I'd say WHAT IS IT GONNA DO? KILL ME then id laugh and take it. After that id pass out. :P So to answer your funny question.. Nope i dont

No One Like Others Advising .. Some Act As If They Are hearing .. Some Shout Back Or Leave the Place .. This is Human Tendency .. Of Course There Are Few Exceptions .. I USed to Rarely Listen .. But I Now Can Feel How A Parent Feels When Kids Don't Listen ..

hello careguarden, Most of the time I follow my parents advice especially when it comes to my work or job. I intend to resign in the company I'm working for 25 years now and planning to work abroad. But when my parents learned about it, they told me not to for my job here is stable and that I have a good salary already. Besides of that, they told me that working abroad is hard especially when my family is not with me. So, I took their advice. Maybe it's not time yet to go abroad. Better wait for our petition, that way I can bring my family with me.

I am sure 100% sure that parents knows best, that is for me. I will always listen to their advice and I really appreciate the care, the love and compassion they have for us their kids. I will never forget them and I will do my very best for them so that I can repay them back even if it will never be comparable to the things they have showed us. They have been a constant friend to me. I can always confide to them about my problems. And now that I am married, I am still asking them for advice specially marital issues, financial and much more, because they have experience a lot in their life and the more they mature, the more they get intellectual so I really am grateful to God because of them.

This question is quite emotional for me to answer. When i thinked of it back, i rarely listen to what my mother had said to me. I was very selfish for this past few months. We had argued a lot and i think i hurt my mother's feeling a lot. I think that parents (especially mother) know what its best for their childs and its also from their experiences. Maybe i am also telling myself too - if you have different opinion than your parents, tell them why so and find a good, solid reason why it is so. Try not hurt their feelings. That's all i want to say. I think i want to call her now. caregarden - love you for this question. Happy Mylotting!!!

i have the same feeling with you about parents advice.i often ignored their advice and i thought they were different angle from me.it was proved i wasn't right alway by my way.what they adviced right when i look back.they were parents expenrience just i didn't understand when i was kid.

I'm a teenager and I must admit that at first, I will mumble and I don't like it when my parents give advice to me. But then I will think about it in my room and follow it,, I know I was too arrogant to accept my mistake, but as time goes by I try to learn and found that most of my parents advices are the best for me. Well, not all parents I think. How about those who had family problem or their parents divorce? but Yes, parents who close to their child know the best,,but as this is our own life, we must decide what will we do and advices from parents are our best guide. But still, it's up to us, whether to follow that advice or not.

i have followed the advice of my parents!because i think they are right!every time when i was a child!but now not followed them completely!i will do what i must or have do! because i think that is right for me!

I can say that i am the one just like you when I was about the same age.One thing I'll never forget was that I used to addict myself too much to watch TV shows,and I did not even listen to my mother even though she told me many times that Watching TV too often is bad for my eyes.Then when I went to the junior school,I got shortsighted and only have to wear glasses everywhere and everytime,and always sat in the front line in the class.What worse was that when we were on our PE class,I can only watched the other classmates playing basketball and football happliy,while I am sitting there very lonely,and I was sad,starting to regret why did not I listen to my mother's advice? Now,I am working for a foreign enterprise,we are ask to have good image including not wearing glasses,as it is important in business,I don't know why,but it is true.Then i have only to wear contact lenses when meeting customer. Only if I listened to mom's advice,i won't have all these how-do-you-do.

I try not to take my parents advise. I do listen to what they say but then I do what i want on my own.

There are very few instances of my not following the advice of my parents. After I got married I still seek them for many advice and act accordingly, it has been proved fruitful for taking many decisions. Of course I believe that they know more and best as they are well experienced in life.

Let me think . When i was young i took most of my parents's advice although i was not very willing to . But i will judge all the advice by myself . If i think it good i will take it . But i don't refuse any advice in the face of our parents. i don't want them to be worried about me .

To tell the truth,most advice of our parents are right and we should follow,But not absolute ,because no one may say that I am good at and right for everything,so choosing the best advice suitable for you is important...

i think, we need to follow everything that our parents is giving to us.. they are only saying that because that is only for our own benefits..so we really need to follow and listen to their advice..

Parents are right atleast 95% of the time. They try and teach us right from wrong but there are still some things we must learn by ourselves. They can give us very helpful advise or let us know how a silimar situation turned out for them as a child. Trying to teach us to learn from their mistakes is a common practice. My parents weren't always so understanding and compassionate. They were kind of overhearing and unrealistic at times. There were lots of times I can remember being kept, how do they put it???? In a bubble. I see them doing this alot more these days as they have custody of my nephew. He has had to lead a very sheltered life. I have tried explaining to my mother on numerous times that she can't be sooooo overprotective, but all that comes from that is hostility on her behalf, so I gave up and let them continue the way they are. I guess it's kind of like the old saying...."you can't teach an old dog new tricks".