Learn English – “If I were you, I’d apologise to the/your mum”

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I'm stuck with this example which I don't know how to solve:

A: I've said bad things to my mum.
B: If I were you, I'd apologise to your mum.

Is it supposed to be your or my instead?

My feeling tells me that your is right, but my sounds more logical.

Both are fine. However, the first response is the most common way to answer. Very empathetic people might say my mum.

Turn the sentence around; would you say "I'd apologize to your mum if I were you" or "I'd apologize to my mum if I were you"? Probably the former.

If I were you, I'd... is a common way to give someone advice; it is not meant to be interpreted strictly grammatically.