What is the most disastrous advice that adults frequently give to children?

1. "School days are the best days of your life" to kids who are miserable at school.
   — whizzo24


2. "Just ignore [that bully/those mean girls] and they'll leave you alone."
   — IrianJaya


3. "Just be yourself." Yeah, no. You need to learn social skills, how to hone and polish your personality, and which sides of yourself to show off in which situations. I spent most of my school years "just being myself" and was a complete pariah.
   — namesaremptynoise






4. "You are the most/best/strongest/smartest/etc. in the whole world!!" I'm all about building confidence but this is just setting up for entitled brats or destroying self confidence down the road.
   — happy_em_


5. "Don't talk to strangers." If some shit ever REALLY goes wrong, you know who you're going to have to ask for help? A stranger.
   — scottevil110


6. "Do want you love and the money will follow" There's a good chance you will end up resenting it because you turned it into a job.
   — jjake101






7. “You’re not leaving the table until your plate is clean!” I still struggle with overeating because I don’t want to be “wasteful”.
   — YoungNastyManX