... Got tagged by Mr U K and I've had an afternoon thinking about 6 things I think everyone should accomplish before they turn 18. I'll not fess if I actually managed to achieve everything on the list, but if I didn't, clearly I wish I had.
1. Earn your own money. Real earning, not pocket money from mum & dad. Parents can, justifiably, put restrictions on pocket money, like having to bank some of it or what you can’t spend it on. Earning your own moolah means you can spend away with a free conscious on whatever you damn well please. Or save it in a running away account. Your money, your choice.
2. Learn to cook, it’s a skill you’ll never regret having and the earlier you start the more natural and confident cook you’ll be. When you leave home, you’ll be glad you did. Later in life your family and your friends will be glad you did – a proper meal made with a little love and a lot of fresh, natural ingredients is better than anything you can buy from a supermarket and often better than anything you can buy in most restaurants.
3. Learn to sew, just the basics are needed, you don’t need to become a fashion designer. Learn to sew on a button, hem a dress/skirt/trousers, fix a spilt seam. You’ll save money, time and a little dignity. And if you get more than the basics you can even have nice things to wear even though you can’t afford to shop for fancy clothes.
4. Think about the religion and the politics that you inherited from your parents. I’m not saying you have to reject it but it’s a good idea to think about it, what you do because of it and why that’s so. Don’t just accept it verbatim, without questioning.
5. Learn to spell & how to use a dictionary for the new words. Because people like me will judge you harshly when you misspell in your job applications and when you misuse big words in an effort to look clever. It’s harsh but true.
6. I was going to say have sex, but that may not be the right thing for everyone, and this is supposed to be things I think everyone should do.
So, #6 will be learn to enjoy your own company. That is, how to entertain yourself with your mind. So you don’t need constant stimulation. So you can just sit still and think. So you don’t become one of those irritating fuckwits who are “bored” all the time. So you can manage a journey or a stint in a waiting room without talking on the phone, listening to music, twitching and carrying on because you are frightened of “nothing”.
1. Earn your own money. Real earning, not pocket money from mum & dad. Parents can, justifiably, put restrictions on pocket money, like having to bank some of it or what you can’t spend it on. Earning your own moolah means you can spend away with a free conscious on whatever you damn well please. Or save it in a running away account. Your money, your choice.
2. Learn to cook, it’s a skill you’ll never regret having and the earlier you start the more natural and confident cook you’ll be. When you leave home, you’ll be glad you did. Later in life your family and your friends will be glad you did – a proper meal made with a little love and a lot of fresh, natural ingredients is better than anything you can buy from a supermarket and often better than anything you can buy in most restaurants.
3. Learn to sew, just the basics are needed, you don’t need to become a fashion designer. Learn to sew on a button, hem a dress/skirt/trousers, fix a spilt seam. You’ll save money, time and a little dignity. And if you get more than the basics you can even have nice things to wear even though you can’t afford to shop for fancy clothes.
4. Think about the religion and the politics that you inherited from your parents. I’m not saying you have to reject it but it’s a good idea to think about it, what you do because of it and why that’s so. Don’t just accept it verbatim, without questioning.
5. Learn to spell & how to use a dictionary for the new words. Because people like me will judge you harshly when you misspell in your job applications and when you misuse big words in an effort to look clever. It’s harsh but true.
6. I was going to say have sex, but that may not be the right thing for everyone, and this is supposed to be things I think everyone should do.
So, #6 will be learn to enjoy your own company. That is, how to entertain yourself with your mind. So you don’t need constant stimulation. So you can just sit still and think. So you don’t become one of those irritating fuckwits who are “bored” all the time. So you can manage a journey or a stint in a waiting room without talking on the phone, listening to music, twitching and carrying on because you are frightened of “nothing”.
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Not bad at all! I liked it.
Well ... I can use a dictionary... ;o)
UK - I aim to please ;)
E - sure, do you want the one in the bedroom, one of the 2 in the lounge or the other one in the spare room?
are the fuckwits 'bored'? or stiff as a board? and then probably bored with that too...did you intentionally misspell? and does misspell have a double s??
well I reckon I did the lot, well ok I still am crap at spelling, but I do own several dictionaries and know how to use them xxx S
The fuckwits are both I suspect, but the misspell was not intended, too fast with the typing and not reading before hitting the publish button I'm afraid (not a mistake I'd make in preparing a job application be assured). And misspell is indeed SS, well at least according to the Oxford Dic, I'm not arguing with that hefty tome.
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