1/ Kid rules in an Adult world (thread)
1 - If you feel the need to stomp your feet in protest because you didn't get your way, you need a time out, 1 minute per your age. If you still have an attitude, take a nap.
2 - Words can be as harmful and hurtful as slapping
1 - If you feel the need to stomp your feet in protest because you didn't get your way, you need a time out, 1 minute per your age. If you still have an attitude, take a nap.
2 - Words can be as harmful and hurtful as slapping
2/ your sister for eating the last cookie. Freedom of speech does not mean you are free to be nasty or mean, using words to manipulate.
3 - He who complains the loudest about doing their chores does not get to watch cartoons when everyone else does, because he wasted all
3 - He who complains the loudest about doing their chores does not get to watch cartoons when everyone else does, because he wasted all
3/ his time complaining instead of getting his chores done. It works like this in the work force as well.
4 - When you loose a baby tooth the tooth fairy leaves a dollar, when you loose an adult tooth because you didn't take care of your teeth you get a huge dental bill.
4 - When you loose a baby tooth the tooth fairy leaves a dollar, when you loose an adult tooth because you didn't take care of your teeth you get a huge dental bill.
4/ When you get an entry level job you earn entry level pay, if you do not brush and floss and take care of that job, you loose it, and have many bills you can not pay.
5 - If you loose a game of Go Fish, it is not o.k. to throw the cards all over the place or use the card
5 - If you loose a game of Go Fish, it is not o.k. to throw the cards all over the place or use the card
5/ from another deck you hid under the table. That's cheating Likewise, if you loose an election it's not o.k. to cry foul and throw your weight around, or use ballots you happened to find days later to win.
6 - Rules are put in place to protect your childish impulses,
6 - Rules are put in place to protect your childish impulses,
6/ like "Don't barge into your neighbors house, knock first, respect their house rules while there". The same is true about entering another country.
7 - There are no stupid question. Unless you're demanding answers to questions like "When we go to the park, can I kick all
7 - There are no stupid question. Unless you're demanding answers to questions like "When we go to the park, can I kick all
7/ the kids off the swings so I can swing first?" Because the answer is ALWAYS no. You can not be a bully or be mean. As an adult, you must also use your manners and wait your turn, don't be an Acosta.
8 - If you want the prize, you have to eat all the cereal in the box
8 - If you want the prize, you have to eat all the cereal in the box
8/ first. It is not o.k. to dump the cereal on the floor to get to the prize faster. As an adult, you will have to take bites along your career path, don't expect to get the raise or promotion you think you deserve, by ignoring co-workers who have already eaten much more cereal
9/ then you.
9 - Sometimes, there will be people in authority that you do not like, respect them anyway. It's o.k. to disagree, it's not o.k. to dismiss their authority just because you think they are poopyheads. Self explanatory
10 - There is never a reason to not choose
9 - Sometimes, there will be people in authority that you do not like, respect them anyway. It's o.k. to disagree, it's not o.k. to dismiss their authority just because you think they are poopyheads. Self explanatory
10 - There is never a reason to not choose
10 / kindness. There will be many opportunities to be the bigger person, even if your just a little guy. As an adult, children will be watching you, and will mimic what you do and say, even when they scream "You're not the boss of me", it is YOU'RE
11/ responsibility to be the person you want to see them become.
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