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[Goodie2shoes]

I am 74 but  have never heard that saying ! 

[MalibuFox]

no. I did not grow up with a lot of encouragement or positive reinforcement, over the years I have landed on the mantra 

"To thine own self be true" and a good dose of YOLO 😁

[monicakm]

@Oznell 

When my daughter was in jr/high school and all the other mom's worked outside the home, I began questioning my husband's and my decision to stay home.  I don't think I really wanted to have a job but I was questioning it.  That's when mom said to "bloom where you are planted".  She didn't work outside the home either.  My daughter went to college on a full 4 yr music scholarship, quit after the semester and switched to education with a double major in education and math.  She's never worked outside the house either.  I don't know why I thought of her words.  Now that she's gone, I recall a lot of her words of wisdom.  She had a lot of them.

[sabatini]

That phrase always reminds me of my best friend back when we were young moms and struggling.
One day she was pining for a charming, funky bungalow on the coast, & fretting over the tiny condo they were in.
So I said ‘Oh, just bloom where you’re planted.’, & she replied “But why can’t I be planted with an ocean view?!” 🤣🤣

[Jk9]

No she didn't.

[PINKdogWOOD]

I've never heard this saying but my mother was darn glad to have me out of the house. We never got along. Our's was a tragic story pretty much right out of the womb. Yes this is very sad to read, to hear but it's true. The older I got the worse the relationship. She was glad to get rid of me.

[PhilaLady1]

I have never heard "Bloom Where You are Planted".  Not from my mother, my father, or from anyone else and I am in my late 60's.  I can guess what it may mean but I am probably wrong because what I am guessing would not be good advice.  So I am going to search it now. Have a good day everyone ❤️

[bmorechick]

No...both my parents encouraged college for all of us, but we chose the path to careers the summer we graduated from high school.   Reason being we could "go and work anywhere in the world" with a good education.  My mom, and dad too thought we girls should be able to stand on our own two feet financially.  Not to depend on a partner's paycheck.  That would also give us the ability to expand our choice of where we wanted to live.

I worked on getting a bachelors and masters degree starting in my 30's while raising 4 children and working full time.  I advanced in my career and 51 years later, I'm still at it and loving it.  I left my hometown at 22.  Visited my folks maybe once a month, but never returned to live because I met my hubs and we stayed where he was from.

@monicakm   I thought you mentioned your daughter was a nurse.  We had that in common as my daughter is a nurse practitioner.  

[Franell]

Making the best of the circumstances you are in is good advice but sometimes you've got to realize when a situation is toxic and find the strength to make a change.

[RedTop]

Yes, I've heard it my entire life and my entire family lived it their entire lives. WV is a great place to live; I wouldn't want to live anywhere else but within the safety of these mountains.