These are thing you're mum says to you that you hate at the time but realise later that they were actually true :)

On Men:

• ' he's not right for you' (nor was he, or him or him....)
• ' he seems like a nice young man' (spotting a 50k earner in every geek, is part of a mothers radar :)
• ' he'll never leave her......'
• ' .....and even if he does he'll do the same again with the next floozy'
• ' you'll never marry george micheal' (how ironic)
• ' it won't last'
• ' it's just a silly little crush' (we despute the 'silly' and 'little')
• ' he's only interesed in one thing...'
• ' you'll get over him' (and him and him...)
• ' you'll find a nice young man someday' (and we did)

On Clothes:
 

• ' but it won't be in fashion next year and you'll want something new'
• ' you look like a right scrubber in that'
• ' don't wear your pants over your tights'
• ' wear clean undies in case you're in an accident and they have to undress you in the hospital' (good advice, wrong reasons)
• ' they do lovely clothes at Marks & Spencer'
• ' if you wear your coat indoors you won't feel the benefit when you go outside in the cold'
• (on purchase of daft looking outfit) ' you'd better wear it now, because you won't want to wear it later'
• ' don't wear shiny patent shoes - boys will be able to see up your skirt'

On Beauty:
 

• ' don't shave your laegs it'll grow back thicker' (and it did, well stubblier)
• ' vaseline's great'
• ' you'll be glad I made you wear a brace'
• ' that looks nice' (her reaction to you having dyed your hair green, making you go right off the idea)
• ' you don't look dignified when you're drunk' (we were too busy trying to look sober at the time to pay attention)
• ' if you shave your eyebrows they'll grow back funny' (and they did)
• ' if you let those girls use your eyeliner you'll get conjunctivitus' (18 casualties in one third year class)

On Life In General:
 

• ' you'll miss me when you move out'
• ' she's bad news that samantha. can't you find yourself some nice friends' (samantha's now serving 4 years for possession)
• ' nice girls don't do that' (good advice badly pitched, who wants to be nice?!)
• ' don't take speed bfore exams. you think it helps you remember things, but it doesn't' (any fool knows it's traditional to take it after.....joke)
• ' it's the time of year' (mum's knew about SAD before professionals)
• 'smoking is stupid'
• ' don't fight with your brother, you'll be friends one day'
• ' don't spend it all at once'
• ' well, that turned out to be a waste of money didn't it?'
• ' I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did'
• ' don't get married and have babies, have a career'
• ' you will grow to like spinach'
• ' kajagoogoo? they look as stupid as they sound' (you can't argue with that can you?)
• ' yes, that's right, life isn't fair, get used to it'

And some that isn't so good:
 

• ' you won't get to 25 if you eat junk food' (still alive now)
• ' the bits that are different on a man and a woman go together to make a baby...' (leading one person to believe breasts are reproductive organs)
• ' it's vodka, you wouldn't like it'
• 'you're too young to understand'
• ' don't talk to strange men' (how the hell are we supposed to meet possible partners?!)
• ' only bad girls go on the pill'
• 'when the ice cream van plays music, it means they don't have any left'
• ' eat your green's, they'll put colour in your cheeks' (green cheeks?)
• ' there, there, you can tell me, I won't get angry, whatever it is. promise....' (follewed by a ' you did WHAT?!')

hehehe :)

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Swiped from Minx magazine and changed a little.