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I began working on this post in March and will slowly add to it until the publication date arrives.
Sometimes advice is funny because it’s horribly wrong and should never be followed by anyone.
In other cases it’s amusing because of how it makes you see the world or the way it plays with our expectations of what might happen among many other reasons.
I tried to come up with a mix of these types for my replies.
Piece of Advice #1
“Stop taking your antibiotics once you’re feeling better! That way you’ll still have some antibiotics to take the next time you’re sick.”
This is something a relative who does not understand science, medicine, public health, or how antibiotics work said a few years ago. Please do NOT follow her advice. The last thing we need in 2024 or beyond are more antibiotic-resistant superbugs getting passed around and causing life-threatening illnesses.
Piece of Advice #2
“Never do anything you wouldn’t want to explain to the paramedics.”
And, honestly, I think this is an excellent litmus test to apply when deciding whether to take a specific risk.
Piece of Advice #3
”Leave Canada geese alone.”
I had multiple Canadians tell me this when I first moved up here, and it’s something everyone should listen to. Yes, they’re beautiful birds, but they can also be quite territorial and aggressive, especially during breeding season. It’s best to give them a wide berth and admire them from afar.
That first piece of advice made me cringe but the other two sound like smart things to live by! 🙂🙂
Agreed. 🙂
Oh, I’d forgotten about the Paramedics one. I remember being given a version of that when I was child.
Cool!
The risk-avoidance advice is clever and memorable. And I would expand the Canada geese advice to include almost any kind of goose (she says, remembering the geese at a summer farm camp with a shudder.)
I avoid getting too close to geese in general, too. 🙂
Ah yes, my husband has told me the first one, although that’s mainly because he wanted to take them himself rather than go to the doctor. As for the Canada geese, I think I’d apply that to any geese – the geese over here are very territorial.
Oh, yikes!
It makes sense that other types of geese are just as territorial.
Omg nooo advice #1 is actually terrifying, antibiotic-resistant superbugs are a literal nightmare!
LOL, I live in Canada and honestly advice #3 is golden. haha geese, especially in spring are scary. Once I was at a conference where the geese had set up shop near the parking lot and one of the conference goers got attacked and had to go to the hospital :S
Totally agreed there. I shuddered when she said it.
And, yeah, geese are especially bad in spring.
I’m so sorry that person was attacked!