Parents, guardians, aunts, uncles, older cousins, and grandparents...everyone has at least one person in their life who falls under one of these categories. For the ones that are older than us, they've probably, no definitely, tried to give some sort of advice that has to do with our life or a situation that we're experiencing at that moment. I've noticed that there is a good percent of the time, myself included, that we don't fully listen to the advice. I understand that we need to make mistakes and figure things out on our own, but at the same time, the advice they are giving is usually because they have gone through a similar experience already and are trying to save us the heartbreak that is going to be the end result.

Is it just that we are too stubborn to actually listen to them or do we think that they don't really know what they're talking about? In my opinion, I think it's a combination of both. We tend to think that we know everything and aren't looking at the "big picture" all the time. I also think that sometimes it's hard for us to admit that we need help and don't know everything and that these people ended up being right.

These people are in our lives for a reason, they're there to help us get through life, hopefully, easier than they themselves did. They really do know what they're talking about because they have actually LIVED through it. So maybe next time they try to give us advice on something, we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss them. We need to actually listen to them, find out how they handled it, not be afraid to admit that we don't always know everything and finally, not be afraid to ask for help. Yes, we still need to make our own mistakes, but life will be a lot smoother if we listen to these people more.