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Piece of advice!

What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?

No one likes getting advice. In fact when we ask someone for advice, it is more likely we have already made up our minds and just going to that person to get an affirmation for the same 😃🤷‍♀️!

I advise my husband a lot and he does that to me too! I don’t think we ever listen to each other! We can just say that is marriage! A fact, I am also younger to him! Good luck giving advice to some young person who are know by Gen Z, alpha and beta. Being an X even the millineals are not going to listen to me!

Meanwhile, I am trying to fix my kid who has severe OCD! He had to remove the plastic wrapper around the Gatorade bottle! Today, it was giving him such a hard time! I needed to help him out and we both successfully accomplished the same! I can’t advise him at that point, and not make him do it! I just went alomg with him!

So, it people come to me for my advice, I will happily give them whatever they want!

It is so hard to remove the wrapper around the bottle, but my son gets it done every time! 😀

11 responses to “Piece of advice!”

  1. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    Thank you for sharing this so honestly—and with such wonderful humor! 😃 I had to smile at the “we never listen to each other… that is marriage!” part. 🤷‍♀️❤️

    I especially loved what you shared about your son. Sometimes advice is not what someone needs at all. They simply need us to stand beside them, stay patient, and help them take that difficult step. You didn’t try to “fix” the moment—you went through it with him, and together you accomplished something that was genuinely hard for him. That is a beautiful form of support.

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Thanks for the lovely comment. 🙏

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  2. veeruucareem Avatar
    veeruucareem

    ♥

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  3. SRIKANTH Avatar
    SRIKANTH

    Ganga ji, you’ve captured something so true and so human in this! 💛 You’re right — most of the time when people ask for advice, they’ve already made up their minds; they just want a witness to their decision. And marriage? That’s its own beautiful, stubborn universe where two people lovingly ignore each other’s advice and call it love! 😄

    But what really touched me is the part about your son. You didn’t lecture him or try to “fix” his OCD with words — you simply sat beside him, wrapper and all, and did it with him. That’s the wisest thing anyone can do. Sometimes presence is the only advice that works. And the fact that he gets that Gatorade wrapper off every single time? That’s not just a win — that’s his win, and you get to witness it. 🏆

    You’re absolutely right — Gen Z, Alpha, Beta… none of them are signing up for unsolicited wisdom! But kindness, patience, and showing up? That speaks every generation’s language. And clearly, you speak it fluently. 😊

    Here’s to you, Ganga ji — the wisest “non-adviser” I know! Keep going along with your son, one wrapper at a time. 💪✨

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Thanks! We can’t advice anyone!

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  4. gc1963 Avatar
    gc1963

    I will remember that advice.

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Ha ha! No one is going to listen to us.

      Reply
  5. Ab Avatar
    Ab

    I had to chuckle at the comment about you and your husband talking at each but not really listening. Sounds like marriage to me! 🤣

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Ha Ha! 😂

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  6. Lakshmi Bhat Avatar
    Lakshmi Bhat

    My father’s maternal uncle used to say give advice only if someone asks you and if you give unwanted advice you should be prepared to listen to the words of that person 😁. I try my best not to give unwanted advice but sometimes it happens 😀

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Ha ha true! Even without us knowing we tried to share our thoughts 😃!

      Reply

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