I try not to judge, but I can't help but laugh at

JanieJack
JanieJack Posts: 3,830 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
people who give advice about something (fitness, dating, a new hobby), as if they'd always done it, when, in reality, they've only been at it a week or two.

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  • guamSUPERgirl90
    guamSUPERgirl90 Posts: 255 Member
    Im guilty. I can say Ive done it once or twice. felt bad about it but i guess it sounded sensible at the time. just my 2 pennies...
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I've probably done it once or twice too. I'm sure lots of people have. :shrug:
  • sweetfacephoto
    sweetfacephoto Posts: 45 Member
    Doesn't really bother me. IMO it doesn't matter if you've had the knowledge for 20 years or 20 minutes; if it's accurate, it's accurate; If it's true, it's true - no matter how long you've known it. kwim?
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    people who give advice about something (fitness, dating, a new hobby), as if they'd always done it, when, in reality, they've only been at it a week or two.

    I can honestly say I have poo for brains when it comes to a lot of things....
    So if people want a good laugh from getting some cockeyed advice, I'm usually who they turn to...


    Except cooking and dog training... I own at that.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,830 Member
    Doesn't really bother me. IMO it doesn't matter if you've had the knowledge for 20 years or 20 minutes; if it's accurate, it's accurate; If it's true, it's true - no matter how long you've known it. kwim?

    Sure, but the people giving me advice have no clue what they're talking about. For example, giving me relationship advice when they've never been in a "relationship" longer than a month.
  • sweetfacephoto
    sweetfacephoto Posts: 45 Member
    Doesn't really bother me. IMO it doesn't matter if you've had the knowledge for 20 years or 20 minutes; if it's accurate, it's accurate; If it's true, it's true - no matter how long you've known it. kwim?

    Sure, but the people giving me advice have no clue what they're talking about. For example, giving me relationship advice when they've never been in a "relationship" longer than a month.

    Ah! Ok well that is an entirely different ball game. That's like a kidless person giving child-rearing advice. In THAT case, they get the side-eye. lol But I feel you. I have a few gf's who have tried to "advise" me on dating (which I haven't even begun to think about starting; just got divorced last Oct) and I'm thinking to myself, "I have known you since high school and I've not once seen you with a steady boyfriend". lmbo
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,830 Member
    Sure, but the people giving me advice have no clue what they're talking about. For example, giving me relationship advice when they've never been in a "relationship" longer than a month.

    Ah! Ok well that is an entirely different ball game. That's like a kidless person giving child-rearing advice.

    When my son was born, and I used to read a lot of child-rearing books I was amazed at how many of the authors still had children at home. That is, they wrote a book on being a good parent, but their kids hadn't graduated from high school even. How can you know you were actually a good parent until your kids join society and succeed? SMH
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    I've been at it for many, many years... I've just never applied my knowledge and so I'm still fat. *shrug*
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