Advice

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Dear Little Man,

I would like to offer you some advice on advice.

As you get older, you will say I need some advice on whatever subject it happens to be at the moment. Everyone will offer you advice. They will say do it this way, don’t do it that way, well this is how I would do it. Listen to what they say because they are talking from experience.

As you listen, see how their advice compares to what is going on in your life. You may hear some good advice from one person, then a piece you really like from another. Once you have listened to it all, pick out the best bits from everyone, and figure out how to apply them to your situation.

Remember, you are the only one who truly knows what is going on in your life. Only you can choose what advice will work best based on that knowledge. You are free to pick and choose which advice to use.

However, you are not free from the consequences. Whether those consequences end up being fuck yeah or fuck no, they are consequences that you have to live with.

So listen, choose, apply, and reflect. That is my advice to you.

Love always,

Aunt Nicole

— Nicole Barden 2/17/2021

Originally published in Blue Insights on Medium