“Work problems are the easiest ones”

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Dad: “Only break one law at a time”

Dad: “A job can give you three things: Good pay, learn useful new skills, and a comfortable and enjoyable place to work. If you aren’t getting at least two of those things, look for another job.”

Mum didn’t really give advice, but I probably would have done a lot more dumb shit if not for her guiding me not to.

You won’t be everyone’s friend.

Along with “don’t chase after people who aren’t interested” and “you don’t like everybody, not everybody will like you”.

Genuinely has been so helpful to keep in mind every time I reach out to make connections but get ignored, brushed off or rejected. There will be people who reciprocate my friendship, who recognize my value and enjoy my company and I can use my energy on those relationships.

My dad told me, “It is a sin not to live up to your potential.”

He’s not a religious person I think he just wanted to explain how heavy it may have weighed in his own mind, but we both support my mother’s idea of heaven and on occasion go to church with her at a nice church with a good community where they live. I don’t like religion but I do like open minded communities that support themselves as well as people they think differently than.

Anyways I’ve added more openminded sounding meanings to it over my life like, considering opportunities of each individual and “live up to” can mean just being a person of integrity.

From my mum “whatever you do in life we will be here to support you”

From my dad “dont be a dickhead”

Its hard not to be a dickhead there are so many times I’m stuck between standing up for myself or letting things slide. I think ive learnt how to find the balance but i still miscalculate occasionally.

That’s terrible. I, as a man, have cried for women, have cried for male friends,… I have cried on many occasions. I’ve seen huge guys snicker in sorrow.

Anyway, you don’t cry for some one else. Crying helps you to cope with your feelings.

I guess your mother was Hurt bad to give zich a voor advice.

One that’s come up a lot for me went something like “people don’t think about you much, they’re all focused on their own life and problems, you’re just in the background”. I have a tendency to nervously overthink other people’s reactions, which is why it was brought up, but it has lots of other applications too.

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In fifth grade my teacher retired halfway through the year. He did nothing wrong, it was just his time to retire. So he taught half the year while training his replacement to take over. He is one of the best teachers I ever had.

On his last day he left us with this piece of advice.

“Credit Cards are a scam.” Then he explained in detail how they can be used to trap you in debt and keep you struggling. He said always use cash when you can, otherwise don’t buy what you can’t afford.

That was the only financial advice I ever got in all of my 12 years of schooling.

you don’t always have to be right, but you do always need to be correct.

meaning, you pick the things you argue to be right about but you should always do things correctly the first time.

Everything’s better when it’s free and they’re right, that’s why I’m a house burglar now!

Not in a good way but: “crying never solved anything.” It might not be a full solution but it sure is a relief. Still can’t cry to this day without feeling guilty about it.

“assigning blame is the most useless reaction to disaster. Do damage control and then move on.”

My parents used to blame each other a lot when they were fighting. When my friends mess up something, I will them that it’s annoying, and then figure out how to deal with it. But I’ll never make them feel bad for it, because it’s just wasted energy.

Don’t walk in the middle of the “aisle” (the part cars drive down) in parking lots. I don’t forget it because I constantly see people (morons) not following this advice and almost getting hit by cars.