When I was a junior in high school, a kid in my year got booked by the local police department for underage alcohol possession, and came to school the next day BRAGGING about it. My school was (in)famously lax, so admin did nothing, but he dropped out (I attended a high-performing…
This is going to be unpopular, but for teenagers out there considering higher education—attend a local college (if you live in or near a city there should be at least one college within commuting distance), live at home and commute to campus, and work 10-15 hours a week at a part…
If he doesn’t seem to “have a life”. If someone isn’t in school, doesn’t have a job, doesn’t have at least a couple friends whom they see frequently, or doesn’t have any real hobbies, you’re going to become their life, and you will find yourself being called upon constantly to entertain…
One for the teenagers just getting into the dating world: if they don’t have commitments/obligations in their life (such as studies, school clubs, a part time job, or even a solid social life) RUN the other way. They are going to use you to fill their extra time and the void inside…
If you have kids, teach them to bring home any uneaten food from packed lunches and snacks. My immigrant parents do not waste anything and expected me to do this from kindergarten onward, and my siblings and I all followed through. Even as a kid, I used to get upset at how my classmates…
They need to be included in every conversation, every coffee run, etc. and get mad if they find out that you did something without them—they can’t accept that you have other friends or are in more than one friend group. I had a toxic friend in high school who once lost her s**t…
The year after I graduated high school, an English teacher and a Spanish teacher at the school I attended (both of whom were married) were caught having an affair. The Spanish teacher who was involved was one of my favorite teachers in high school so it shook me to my core.
No birthday parties after turning 7, when I was about to turn 8 my mom told me that I was getting “too old” for birthday parties. Instead, I was allowed to invite friends on an outing, but only 4 other kids max and the activity couldn’t be anything that required booking in advance…
When I was about 14 tears old, I went downstairs to the kitchen at around 1am for water. I turned on the lights to find my dog running around in circles (something he didn’t usually do) and barking, almost as though he was chasing something. It’s been six years since then and I’m…
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