Actions have consequences- so does inaction. Avoiding a problem or decision is not an effective solution.


18



Buy “Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids” by Kristen Jenson


8



Never say anything behind someone's back that you wouldn't say to their face.


11, 14, 18



Summers in Ireland and UK Drama camps? I could work from there while he did his thing.


12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17



Teach them that when we hear sirens it means someone is in trouble but help is on the way.


2-5



Watch Ken Burns’ “The US and the holocaust.”


17



Teach car maintenance: Adding air to tires, checking oil, etc.


13-17



The Golden Rule is wrong. At least when it comes to relationships and especially when it comes to parenting. Instead of treating someone how you’d want to be treated, treat them how THEY’D want to be treated.__ Learn what THEY need to feel safe and loved, how THEY express big feelings like fear, anxiety, anger and frustration.___ Instead of assuming the friend/partner/child /coworker wants to be treated how you’d want to be, take the time to learn about them. Then when someone you love is in distress you can respond to them in the way they need. ___(Lesson learned from reading The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Great book. A little preachy but push past that. )


1, 13, 19



On a job interview, mention a high-level educational goal such as MBA or law school. Their estimation of you will go up without them even realizing it. Your offer will be higher. Also follow, up with a brief but we’ll-written (professional) thank you note/email whatever.


17, 19, 21



Be weird. Be happy. Be you. xoxo


12



Sometimes grief looks a lot like anger. Are you upset about something you lost or had to let go of?


15, 21



Create tech-free zones and times.


10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 21



There will be many times in your life you feel powerless. What makes you feel powerful? For me, it's a good run, listening to good music with the volume on high. Prayer reminds me I'm connected to God, who is powerful beyond all measure.


14-17



Golf lessons this year. Your grandpa loved golf. He tried to teach me when he first got sick, and those are some of my best memories of him. Great way to get fresh air and exercise too.


11



Spend time with people you admire, in person and biographies, documentaries, novels and movies.


14-17, 21



People will always have complicated feelings about the people they once loved. We’re human beings, we can’t expect emotions to be like an on/off switch. Complicated feelings/mixed emotions regarding an ex is to be expected. What’s important is what they decide.


17, 21



The person who lives in the body gets to say who touches that body.


5



Don’t be a dick.


21



Make a pound of ground beef go further by adding chopped cabbage or mushrooms.


19



Jumper cables 101


14



Change “I need to” to “this matters because”. Instead of “I need to walk the dog” say “it matters that I walk the dog because he needs exercise and to check p-mail.” (Helps!)


8, 11, 16, 21



You can’t ask someone to change who they are before you live or accept them.


12, 15, 21



Watch documentary The Rescue together.


15



You don’t owe me a thing. Live your life as you will. I will always love you.


18, 21



Adjust your expectations but never lower your standards.


12, 15, 18, 21



“It’s best if we don’t speak for a while.” Practice it


19, 21



Don’t ask for anything until you’ve done what has been asked of you.


5



Be respectful with regard to how you treat girls:. How you talk to them, how you talk about them, and even how you think about them.


11-14



You’re not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. What’s something worth being hated for?


11, 14, 17, 21