Life Lessons

Sometimes I feel like we all take things for granted. We're spoiled, we expect people to do things for us, we think that everyone else needs to bow down to our wishes and wants. We contantly mistake wants for needs...If Shane gets nothing else from me, I want him to understand that he doesn't need all that he has, he's not any better than anyone else nor does he deserve any more than anyone else does. I want him to understand that all people are created equally but the world will try to make you think otherwise. I think we all need a reality check every now and again...My mom emailed me this list of life lessons not long ago and it's EXACTLY what I want my child to understand--Enjoy! :)

1. Life is NOT fair...get used to it!
2. The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
3. You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with a car phone until you earn both.
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait til you get a boss.
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping....opportunity.
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 weren't as boring as they are now. They got they way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
8. Your school may have done away with winner and losers, but life HAS NOT! In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you need to get the right answer. This does not bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in the real world!
9. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself...Do that on your own time.
10. Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
11. Be nice to nerds...Chances are you'll end up working for one...