i wish i knew that!!

[reformedwaitress]

So yeah, hey, I'm new here. I have a number of old stories from working in bars, and I'll post em up as I think of them and have time. But this is a completely off topic thing I wanted to ask anyone and everyone.

I'm working on a story (yeah, yeah, I'm a writer, I know) and in it, there is a letter that a mother writes to her four year old daughter. The title of the book? "Things I Want My Daughter to Know".

I've gotten a lot of things in there. You know, general life lessons that you learn and wish you could have learned much earlier. But I feel like I'm forgetting things.

So tell me. What do YOU wish someone had told you when you were younger? What do you wish you could have learned without the actual experience of learning it? (e-mail me if you don't want to put it up here!)

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Knightmare]

I'll come with some for you. I have a soon-to-be 3 year old daughter (cutest in the whole wide world!) and there's many things I'm writing down for her, things that she will need to know. Money management, how teenage boys will be horrible, stay in school, etc.

Funny thing is, I'm 34, and I'm getting advice from my parents on things that a PARENT should know. A lot of it is common sense, but there are some things I just didn't know, and didn't find in a book.

[Spiffy McMoron]

What do YOU wish someone had told you when you were younger? What do you wish you could have learned without the actual experience of learning it?

-Work harder, you lazy prick.
-Girls? TOTALLY worth the effort. Except for *mumblemumble*
-Take all of your classes in high school
-Grade 7-9 sucks. A junoir high school is the one place that angels fear to tread. Accept this with good grace, wear thin underwear, and try to keep your head above water.
-One day, you will be late for work at A&W in the winter. Go slow, the roads are slick, your pants aren't very warm, and you won't be able to drive the car back out of the ditch.
-Save your money better in high school.
-Study
-EAT YOUR VEGETABLES AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS, BROTHER!! :lol:
-September 4/1994 and March 15/2000 are going to really suck. There's nothing you can do to stop it, but deal with it the best you can.
-Don't stop believing that humankind and society are good; don't be surprised when they prove you wrong.

[contact]

:roll: I know this thread is just what all Mothers say to their kids as they grow up!
From a grandmother of six!


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