27 Things My Mother Taught Me

Growing up, my mother was always my biggest inspiration. She’s resilient, loving, and takes everything in her stride. As an adult, and long since leaving the family home, the lessons that my mother used to drum into my head are now given meaning, in a way that I could never grasp as a child.

These are 27 things that my mother taught me:

1. Look after your feet, they’ll carry you through life
2. Trust your intuition
3. Treat people the way you would like to be treated
4. Don’t make permanent decisions on temporary feelings
5. Mind your P’s and Q’s
6. You can catch more bees with honey than you can with vinegar
7. Always save 10% of your wage for a rainy day
8. All things in moderation
9. Never compare yourself to others
10. Never wear white to someone else’s wedding
11. Or black
12. Always wash your face before bed
13. Always make your bed before you leave the house
14. Forgive but don’t forget
15. Always call your loved ones because one day you might not be able to
16. Never go to bed angry
17. Your greatest investment is yourself
18. Don’t do things purely for the recognition
19. Wear sunscreen on your face. Every. Single. Day.
20. It takes twice as much effort to frown than It does to smile
21. Have empathy
22. Never let a bad relationship make you bitter or jaded
23. Pay it forward
24. Be a good friend
25. Don’t kiss and tell
26. Never let your mistakes define you. Rather, learn from them
27. Drink plenty of water!

Somehow, I’m betting that your mothers had much the same advice as mine (because we all know that with motherhood comes an all-knowing air of wisdom). So to repay their love and lessons, be sure to check our Mother’s Day gift guide and show them just how much you love them!

Be sure to leave us a comment to let us know what your favourite ‘mum advice’ is!

The beautiful photo of mother and child by Milque Photography.