I am having a contest and group writing project at Weary Parent this week. You can win cash, too!! All you have to do is write a post about the best advice you ever got as a teen and took to heart. It can be funny. It can be serious. It can be a list, a story, a confession - be creative! Just keep it tasteful - Weary Parent is a family-oriented site. (I reserve the right to not post entries that are inappropriate)

Thinking back to my teen years, my parents weren’t really the advice-giving kind. Instead of advice, my parents gave me opportunities - opportunities to learn, experience, and make my own path. That was probably the best thing they could have ever done! As a result, I have never really been afraid to do things on my own. I have traveled to Europe by myself (staying with friends and relatives once I was there), bought a house when I was in my twenties, and had the courage to start my own business rather than return to work full-time when my first child was born.

When it comes to my own children, I want to give them the same opportunities, but I do have advice for them. I want them to know how important a good education is and I continue to tell them daily, that hard work leads to greater opportunities in the future.

How about you? What is the best advice you ever received? Write a post about it and come on over to Weary Parent to enter it into my group writing project and contest.