You know your mom has some wisdom to share! She has already lived a life and she has helped you through so many tough situations where you would have been lost without her! And if you yourself are a mother, then you know all about trying to share your life knowledge with your kids while they tune you out and act like youโre as old as they are!
Well one mother in particular thought she could share her wisdom with the entire internet!
Poonam Sapra started an instagram account where she writes her worldly wisdom on a board and poses with it, and weโve selected 30 of her best to share with you today!


1) Everything
Who canโt get behind this message? We should already all know it, but it sounds better coming from her! Especially when Sapra has that look on her face, you know sheโs serious about this. Who are we to judge which living things have more respect than others?
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2) Repetition
If your parents are still telling you to wear a jacket because itโs cold outside or to pick up some broccoli because you need to eat your greens, itโs just because they love you and living without you never really gets easier! Youโre always going to be their child and theyโre always going to worry about you and thatโs okay! As Sapra points out, there was a time when you asked the same thing over and over again!
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3) Practice
Hereโs some words of encouragement to help you out if youโve recently had a bit of an accident in the kitchen! Kitchen mishaps happen all the time, especially when you start experimenting a bit with new flavours and recipes! But you need to fall off the horse to get back on and if you embrace that you might fail then itโs far less frustrating when a new idea doesnโt pan out!
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4) Normalize!
Here we have Sapra dishing out straight wisdom. She asks her audience to normalize these very regular and completely valid experiences! Parents should act like kids sometimes! Some people donโt know how to cook! Thatโs fine! You arenโt assigned interests at birth based on your gender or sex. You parents should be your primary support system, but it is of course difficult to get to the point of speaking with them comfortably when theyโre also an authority figure!
And everyone has weak moments! We shouldnโt hide it!
Thereโs no point in brushing it under the rug, it will only build and get worse!
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5) Two kinds of people
This advice is straight up sage-like! Itโs really important to keep in mind the kind of impact you want to have on a person. And thereโs the old saying of kill them with kindness! Even if someone doesnโt deserve your kindness, isnโt it way more satisfying to be kind to them and make them feel bad for how they acted towards you?
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6) Telephone
This one is basic and a tale as old as time. Call. Your mom. BACK. She misses you and wants to hear from you, even if itโs about nothing at all! If I canโt convince you, Iโm confident Sapraโs face WILL!
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7) Helping eachother
This is the beauty of family! You guys get to help eachother and bridge the gaps between generations! You will undoubtedly be more technologically literate than your older family members! You can help them with their smartphones as they help you with things that you have little to no experience with! Every great record collection starts with some vinyls handed down by your parents!
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8) Messages
This is a really good one! Wisdom for the modern age. People get so worried about texting. Is it too soon to text back? Should I text twice in a row? I donโt want them to think Iโm needy! But I also donโt want them to think Iโm ignoring themโฆ STOP! Chances are pretty good that theyโll appreciate the message, no matter when they get it!
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9) Poetry
Sapra shares with us a lovely poem in this post! Itโs applicable to her whole theme of motherly wisdom and family love! Iโll let it speak for itself as you can read it above. Thanks for sharing, Sapra, your words are beautiful!
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10) Lost in life
This is huge. When youโre kind of lost on your life path people have a tendency to tell you that you will figure it out or that it will work itself out. But no one ever tells you that itโs okay to just be lost for a bit! If youโre confused, I understand itโs uncomfortable but you are the only one who can figure your life out and sometimes that takes time and effort!
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11) Control
Sapra gets a little more cryptic with this one but it is still fantastic all the same! I would even go so far as to say better? Iโm a sucker for some wisdom that is up to some interpretation. If someone knows exactly what buttons to push they can turn your whole day around, but only you are in control of if those buttons have any effect on you. Always remember that words are just words and no one knsows you better than you know yourself!
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12) Unique
Our uniqueness as a species is what makes us so great! Everyone is completely different, and no one will have the exact same set of experiences or thoughts as anyone else! We should celebrate not only our own difference but the difference of others as well! Thatโs what gives us character and perspectives that can help fill in gaps that others might have!
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13) Posture
Sheโs right, you know. Sitting is the new smoking! Having great posture has a wierdly large impact on your life. It will change how others see you and have a great impact on your health! It changes your whole demeanor while you sit and honestly once itโs habit itโs the only way to sit comfortably!
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14) Middleground
Wow, Sapra is really on the money with this one. Compromise is only necessary in certain situations. Itโs not always the right move just to try and make everyone happy! If something is important to you and itโs important that it is done in a certain way or at a certain time or by a certain person then thatโs all there is to it. You have to determine for yourself if it is worth the fight!
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15) Instameals
This is more relevant than ever! Youโre touching your phone all dang day, dude! Itโs going to be covered in germs and bacteria that you donโt want on your super deluxe pizza when you finally dive in with your bare hands! Do yourself a favour and sanitize them fingers after theyโve tapped your camera app and shot button a few times!
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16) Makinโ ma proud
This one just hits different. Itโฆ It melts my heart! Even for parents who often show how proud they are of their kids, they probably feel it even more! Itโs undoubtedly incredibly difficult to successfuly put into words a feeling like pride in your kids. Trust your parents when they tell you they feel proud!
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17) Confidence
Sapra is so wholesome, isnโt she? I love that sheโs using her platform to promote such good messages like this! Let people think what they want, do your own thing! Lifeโs for your own to live your own way, right? Iโm excited to see what other wisdom she can share!
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18) Be here now
I think a lot of mothers have been delivering this message for a while now. Where better to keep this handy post-it note of a motherโs love than on Instagram itself? Itโs a good wellness reminder for your daily life to take some time every day to just be present and smell the roses a bit.
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19) Doodles
I love this one, itโs so charming to know Sapra had a bit of extra fun with this post! Itโs a great reminder that progress happens one step at a time and that itโs okay to go at your own pace. And sometimes in a really elaborate and confusing Esheresque stairwell itโs okay to take steps backwards!
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20) Donโt be that guy
Another lesson that should go without saying but sadly must be readdressed by everyoneโs favourite internet mom. You never really know what is going on in someoneโs life. You canโt judge them because you donโt have a full picture of what theyโre going through. And itโs exactly for that reason that you should endeavour to always follow the second part of this message.
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21) A classic
I mentioned exactly this a few slides back. You gotta eat your veggies! What are you gonna do, be that kid that gets scurvy in his first year living away from home? No way! Youโre gonna eat some fruits, youโre gonna eat some veggies and youโre gonna visit your momโs for thanksgiving because you will now be grateful for all the of the delicious food she cooks!
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22) Stats
Okay now keep in mind this was April! Total patients recovered is way higher now! We are surviving this thing! With some good social discipline and respect for your fellow human weโll eradicate this thing completely! It just takes everyone being on board!
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23) Daily pills of self help
You should consider this a prescription from Doctor-Mom Sapra. Make sure to take each of these pills each and every day! But as Sapra would undoubtedly tell you, donโt worry too much if you miss a pill every now and again!
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24) Sanity
This is the only recipe to staying sane. You need to find time for things you love to do. Any hobby you have. Whatever your interests are. Just find time for a little self-love every now and again or pretty soon youโll find yourself burnt out and dreading the work day!
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25) Love your parents
Yeah parents are embarassing sometimes but itโs also like a rite of passage. And if you feel like your parents are the most embarassing parents ever than donโt kid yourself, Sandra, literally everyone has felt like that at one time or another. Your parents donโt mean to embarass you, theyโre just fountains overflowing with love and it manifests in different ways!
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26) Centennial
If youโre ever feeling down, just come back to this post! There are literally a hundred reasons to be happy, and sweet Sapra is helping to remind us of each and every one! What better way to commemorate 100 great pieces of life advice than 100 more wrapped up into one? If nothing else, you can always be happy for mangoes, cโmon!
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27) Thankful
Considering how big Poonam is becoming, thatโs a pretty impactful thank you to the doctors and CAโs of India! Thatโs a pretty great reminder for her 125,000+ followers as well, so hopefully doctors all over India got the message! I have to say I love that she included a happy Wednesday for everyone else in the post!
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28) Hydro homies
Water is important! If that board hit you with a feeling of โhey donโt attack me like thatโ then you havenโt had enough water today, and we both know it. Listen, I get it, Iโm like Jake Peralta when it comes to water. But you need a lot everyday and itโs important to keep in mind!
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29) Weather
Thereโs no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing, okay? Iโve lived in -40 degree weather, okay? Thatโs the same in Celsius OR Fahrenheit, okay? I know this to be a FACT, okay? Seriously, just dress for the weather! Thereโs nothing cool about wearing shorts in winter!
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30) What about #1
Youโve heard some great advice here today but you canโt forget that no matter how much you should call your mom or how much you should consider the impact you have on others, you still need to do something for yourself! You need to take care of yourself before you take care of anyone else! It can be something as small as enjoying a chai latte for 5 minutes, but you should do something to help pep your day up even if only for a little bit!
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You just got a really heavy dose of wisdom from one wise mother! Iโll understand if you need to sit for a minute and let all of that settle in. If you loved this, you can get this wisdom popping up on your own feed! Seriously, give Poonam a follow at this link and you can even give her son a follow here! He has great posts of his own, and something tells me that he helped his mother in becoming the sensation that she is today! Much like how she helped raise her son into an Instagram with some influence!
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