When you see a performance or speech with your parents, you must clap when the rest of the audience claps. I once refused to clap during a church sermon. My punishment was to eat liver with mayonnaise on it for dinner.
If your parents forbid you from having a particular food or drink, you must obey. During a time I was not allowed to have milk, I bought a carton of milk and put it the freezer downstairs.
One morning while I was getting ready to go to school, my father found the milk. He took my lunch money off my dresser and prevented me from having breakfast. He told me, “If I find any more milk you have bought, you’ll get your butt out of my house. You make the choice.”
Quickly use every gift your parents give you. Several years ago, my father made me turn off my radio while I ate dinner because I had not started using a headset system he bought me for Christmas. Never mind that I did not ask for that item.
Do not mess with your teachers’ materials. In my junior year in high school, I ripped out a page from my English teacher’s chart so I could finish taking notes. I was written up and received a day of detention.
Never flip your middle finger at school. In my sophomore year, a classmate flipped me off and I returned the gesture. I was caught and sent to the hall.
Never relieve yourself in public. In my junior year, I relieved myself outside because I thought I did not have enough time to use the restroom before the beginning of my next class.
I was suspended for two days. I was lucky I was not prosecuted for indecent exposure.
Be careful how you spend money. I regret spending almost all of my allowance on comic books and not saving enough money. Immediately deposit at least ten percent of your earnings in the bank when you get paid.
Carry comic books home in your bag or hands. I once put my comic books down my shirt and lost them.
It is essential to eat properly and exercise to be healthy and improve your learning abilities. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and dairy products daily.
Ways for Young People to Have a Better Life
By Todd Hicks
http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Ways-for-Young-People-to-Have-a-Better-Life&id=857642
