Life lessons that my daughters ignore - but really shouldn't

Father of two daughters

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Our daughters stopped listening to yours truly a looooooong time ago, but I know for a fact they read this column every week.

Now in the absolute prime of life in their mid-20s, they roll their eyes when I tell them how fast the years fly by and you'll wake up one morning aged 55 (God willing) wondering where the hell the last 30 years went.

Because I was an actual idiot back then, here's 10 things I wish someone had told me when I was their age, and I'd had the brains to actually listen.