few things my dad taught me before he became a grumpy old man:
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always put your education first. people will try to belittle you and bring you down and the best defense to that is a sharp intellectual mind. you’re a lot smarter than you think and this will intimidate people.
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worrying about boys and friends is irrelevant. no one is worth chasing after. the people that truly matter will always be there regardless of the circumstances and the right people will enter your life at the right time.
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your siblings are god’s gifts to you. best friends that are pre-programmed to give you unconditional love. be a role model and never let them down. family will always be there, ‘til the very end.
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now that i’m losing him to old age/dementia i wish i had paid more attention to these lectures when i was younger and stubborn as hell. i would literally give anything just to listen to another life lesson ❤