here are the rules of life. read them carefully, because i have learned that they are all true. and i’m sure when i’m even older, i will discover more that i didn’t want to listen to now.
1. life is not fair - get used to it.
2. the world will not care about your self-esteem. the world will expect you to actually accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
3. you will not make $60,000 or even $30,000 a year right out of high school. you won’t be able to support yourself working a single part time job. if you want independence and nice things, you have to work your ass off for it.
4. if you think your teachers and parents are tough, wait til you get a boss (or two or three).
5. when push comes to shove, flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. you’ll learn you have to do whatever it takes to survive, if it’s important enough to you.
6. if you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
7. before you were born, your parents probably weren’t as boring as they are now. they got that way after years of paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you go on about how cool you think you are. remember that they were once teenagers just like you, and the difference is that they are more mature and educated than you. you could stand to learn a thing or two from them.
8. your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. there are some schools that don’t give out failing grades (VB does the E thing instead of F for Failing) and they give you a ton of chances to find the right answer. life doesn’t give a shit about your feelings, and you will fail and no one will even give you a hint that you might be failing. school (even college) does not bear even the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.
9. life is not divided into semesters. you don’t get summers off and there are very few employers who are interested in helping you find yourself. do that on your own time and don’t let it get in the way of your work when your older. to put it bluntly, do that now.
10. TV isn’t real life. i know it sounds obvious, but there are thousands of young adults out there who are shocked that they actually have to do all that random crap like pay HOA dues, find car insurance, go to work every day, etc.
11. be nice to the nerds. befriend them if you can. because chances are, you’ll end up working for them one day.
1. life is not fair - get used to it.
2. the world will not care about your self-esteem. the world will expect you to actually accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
3. you will not make $60,000 or even $30,000 a year right out of high school. you won’t be able to support yourself working a single part time job. if you want independence and nice things, you have to work your ass off for it.
4. if you think your teachers and parents are tough, wait til you get a boss (or two or three).
5. when push comes to shove, flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. you’ll learn you have to do whatever it takes to survive, if it’s important enough to you.
6. if you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
7. before you were born, your parents probably weren’t as boring as they are now. they got that way after years of paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you go on about how cool you think you are. remember that they were once teenagers just like you, and the difference is that they are more mature and educated than you. you could stand to learn a thing or two from them.
8. your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. there are some schools that don’t give out failing grades (VB does the E thing instead of F for Failing) and they give you a ton of chances to find the right answer. life doesn’t give a shit about your feelings, and you will fail and no one will even give you a hint that you might be failing. school (even college) does not bear even the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.
9. life is not divided into semesters. you don’t get summers off and there are very few employers who are interested in helping you find yourself. do that on your own time and don’t let it get in the way of your work when your older. to put it bluntly, do that now.
10. TV isn’t real life. i know it sounds obvious, but there are thousands of young adults out there who are shocked that they actually have to do all that random crap like pay HOA dues, find car insurance, go to work every day, etc.
11. be nice to the nerds. befriend them if you can. because chances are, you’ll end up working for them one day.
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