I have two kids now, in case you’re wondering why I don’t post much anymore. The oldest is 2 years old now and the other is just over a year old. They are both mischievous and a lot of fun now that they are getting older. As the sleep deprivation subsides from their earlier months, the desire to write has come back finally.
The great thing about these early years is everything, and I mean everything is a puzzle to them. They study the most mundane objects with such intensity, which typically makes me look at things like the texture of a baseball with them and take notice. It’s really cool to throw an inflatable ball as high as I can and watch the awe and smiles on their faces. Adults just don’t give you the same praise for these things.
So anyway, I was thinking about advice I’m sure to teach them so that they may avoid pitfalls in their life as I have gone through. I’ve seen a lot of stuff, done a few things, surely some good can be passed on.
The great thing about these early years is everything, and I mean everything is a puzzle to them. They study the most mundane objects with such intensity, which typically makes me look at things like the texture of a baseball with them and take notice. It’s really cool to throw an inflatable ball as high as I can and watch the awe and smiles on their faces. Adults just don’t give you the same praise for these things.
So anyway, I was thinking about advice I’m sure to teach them so that they may avoid pitfalls in their life as I have gone through. I’ve seen a lot of stuff, done a few things, surely some good can be passed on.
- Don’t diet - That’s right I said it. Don’t diet, ignore all the b.s. from advice from doctors to advertisements. Just eat right and exercise and let the rest be damned.
- Stay in school - Getting a degree later in life is HARD. Later = 2 times the effort at 2 times the cost, and 2 times longer.
- Never take a job with an ampersand in the title. this equates to two jobs in one paycheck - not smart.
- Make time to take time. Easy to get caught up in the “busyness” of things and miss the only things that are important.
- Money won’t make you happy, but being poor will make you miserable.
- Quality is better than Quantity for everything.
- Everyone deserves your respect, kindness, and heart. Only jerk offs deserve a kick in the ass.
- Drive your vehicle like no one else can see you, fast enough to get away, slow enough not to be dangerous, and use your own judgement - don’t take advice from other vehicles.
- Let your legacy exist, not be created. To quote the 70’s rock group Kansas, “All we are is just dust in the wind.” Don’t think you can create an everlasting memory, it will happen or it won’t no matter what you do or accomplish.
- Be proud.
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