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Tell us: what’s the best advice your mum’s ever given you?

Woman hugging her two children while sitting on a sofa and smiling
Mother’s Day 2021 falls on 14 March in the UK. Photograph: Viacheslav Iakobchuk/Alamy

Mums are often full of advice – from the practical to the preposterous – and so, with Mother’s Day fast approaching, we want to know what’s the best piece of advice your mum (or mother figure) has ever given to you?

Perhaps your mum has a golden rule for finding the perfect romantic partner? Maybe she’s given you useful advice about managing money, or getting ahead in your career? Or perhaps her advice came in the form of a rhyme or catchphrase which has stuck with you well into adulthood? Either way, we want to know about the best tips, tricks and guidance your mum has passed on.

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