My mom always says, “Llévate de mí” because “El que se lleva de consejos, muere de viejo.” Okay, bear with me here. Basically, the equivalent to that in English would be “Take my advice” because “He/she who hears no advice will not reach old age.” I know she hates it when I defy (some of) her philosophies, but I wholeheartedly disagree with taking others’ words for it. Don’t get me wrong, I do listen to older people’s tips; after all, they have sort of  been there and done that. But you know how that other saying also goes: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve…