Don’t marry that skank right out of high school. Follow your dreams and you’ll find someone that shares them. And take better care of yourself ! Stop smoking and drink more coffee.
Way more coffee! But I loved that blond haired, 6′ high school skank…
Continue on that trip out west to find a job with the “smoke jumpers”. If she really loved you, she would wait for you or even find a way to join you.
None of these people you know now and might think are important to you will be in your life in a half-century, let alone five years from now, so why waste another moment’s thought on them? Instead, start looking for the people who bring out the best in you, and simply cut the ties with those who bring out the worst.
Damn truth if it was ever told !
With your ASVAB scores you can go into any branch of the Army there is.
Combat Arms is a waste of your capabilities.
If you absolutely MUST pass on Mom’s generous offer to pay for college…
Pick an MOS which leads to a job outside the military.
You are going to be used. Even by your family. You can prevent it by being strong.
You are stronger than you ever realized. You can do anything you mind can think.
Like building a house, have a strong foundation and square walls BEFORE you put the roof on.
One step at a time. Ignore the shiny stuff; the rain will pass, keep moving to deal with the cold, and keep going to the goal. Decimate anything that gets in your way, and make them tell you ‘no’- then look for alternate ways.
Don’t be short-sighted, play the long game. Always look for the checkmate.
Just think of yourself as a prostitute as you deal with friends, family and business, work relationships and it will be clear and reduce overall stress…
I forgot one – Learn the power of the word ‘No’..
Don’t stray from your walk with Christ. You will see how you wasted your life, the shame you caused yourself and the ‘better’ life you might have had, walking in His footsteps.
Considering my personality? I was to pig-headed to take any advice.
Always good to be pig headed, you are not as “used” in your life.
Always pay yourself FIRST. Even 10% of your income put away in savings over a lifetime gave you the peace of Mind (Priceless) when a pair of flats occurred, or the transmission failed.
Use credit carefully, always pay it off at the end of the month.
Find a partner that shares your passions, Faith and values and treat her like a Queen.
When Dad is talking, listen.
That is gold right there
Keep your damn feet planted firmly on the ground.
You had your feet firmly planted in the bucket… what happened?
You are braver than you think you are. It’s ok to stand up for yourself.
You made the decisions you made with the information you had at the time. Do not dwell on the outcome, learn from it and do better. In the words of Wade Garrett from that cool new movie Roadhouse, “cut it the f**k loose.”
and for the love of God, quit smoking.
Roadhouse has been out a long time… did they make a remake of it?
Not that I am aware of, that was just a new movie my younger self would have seen!
Druther have 5 minutes to emphasize the importance of what’s on the note I’m handing to him – that I spent 55 minutes putting together and printing out 🙂
Find a good piece of land out in BFE and quit working for everyone else’s dream!
Don’t quit playing baseball, and when that opportunity comes up do it.
ALL of these are good advice.
One more: “If you don’t start smoking or drinking or using drugs, you won’t have to stop! Plus, you’ll save a buttload of money, grief or pain.”
Get out of the city as fast as you can.
Don’t let anyone guilt you into staying there, you belong living in the country.
The farther into the wilds the better…but even just off a gravel road is better than shitty city life.
And for heaven’s sake woman, just buy the damn horse!
Go talk to the girl…
Do NOT marry the gal from Myrtle Beach. Do marry the one in England (the first one, not the second, she wasn’t worth the cost of the wedding…). You’re not gonna miss that 10% each paycheck. Don’t buy the house in Vegas, you’re getting orders to a far better place 2 weeks after you close on it. Don’t hang up the golf clubs, the skeet gun, the fly rod or the curling broom ‘cause you’ll regret it. People, in quantities over 3, generally suck. You think Mom & Dad are being assholes, but you’re gonna miss them terribly. Pay attention in shop class ‘cause there’s no money in aviation.
Buy Apple stock and land in Cabo.
You’re going to meet a pretty blonde girl in the spring of 1982, RUN!
Don’t move to California… The wife you meet there won’t want to relocate, even when it’s obvious she should… You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave…
Things like “don’t take women too seriously”, “kill your television”, “count your calories and eat mostly chicken”, “walk at least three miles daily”, and “the winning lottery numbers in the Powerball on [DATE] will be [xxxxxxxxx]”.
I’d probably try to get some good horse-race winners as well, especially longshots, to pass along.
Don’t marry that skank right out of high school. Follow your dreams and you’ll find someone that shares them. And take better care of yourself ! Stop smoking and drink more coffee.
Way more coffee! But I loved that blond haired, 6′ high school skank…
Continue on that trip out west to find a job with the “smoke jumpers”. If she really loved you, she would wait for you or even find a way to join you.
None of these people you know now and might think are important to you will be in your life in a half-century, let alone five years from now, so why waste another moment’s thought on them? Instead, start looking for the people who bring out the best in you, and simply cut the ties with those who bring out the worst.
Damn truth if it was ever told !
With your ASVAB scores you can go into any branch of the Army there is.
Combat Arms is a waste of your capabilities.
If you absolutely MUST pass on Mom’s generous offer to pay for college…
Pick an MOS which leads to a job outside the military.
You are going to be used. Even by your family. You can prevent it by being strong.
You are stronger than you ever realized. You can do anything you mind can think.
Like building a house, have a strong foundation and square walls BEFORE you put the roof on.
One step at a time. Ignore the shiny stuff; the rain will pass, keep moving to deal with the cold, and keep going to the goal. Decimate anything that gets in your way, and make them tell you ‘no’- then look for alternate ways.
Don’t be short-sighted, play the long game. Always look for the checkmate.
Just think of yourself as a prostitute as you deal with friends, family and business, work relationships and it will be clear and reduce overall stress…
I forgot one – Learn the power of the word ‘No’..
Don’t stray from your walk with Christ. You will see how you wasted your life, the shame you caused yourself and the ‘better’ life you might have had, walking in His footsteps.
Considering my personality? I was to pig-headed to take any advice.
Always good to be pig headed, you are not as “used” in your life.
Always pay yourself FIRST. Even 10% of your income put away in savings over a lifetime gave you the peace of Mind (Priceless) when a pair of flats occurred, or the transmission failed.
Use credit carefully, always pay it off at the end of the month.
Find a partner that shares your passions, Faith and values and treat her like a Queen.
When Dad is talking, listen.
That is gold right there
Keep your damn feet planted firmly on the ground.
You had your feet firmly planted in the bucket… what happened?
You are braver than you think you are. It’s ok to stand up for yourself.
You made the decisions you made with the information you had at the time. Do not dwell on the outcome, learn from it and do better. In the words of Wade Garrett from that cool new movie Roadhouse, “cut it the f**k loose.”
and for the love of God, quit smoking.
Roadhouse has been out a long time… did they make a remake of it?
Not that I am aware of, that was just a new movie my younger self would have seen!
Druther have 5 minutes to emphasize the importance of what’s on the note I’m handing to him – that I spent 55 minutes putting together and printing out 🙂
Find a good piece of land out in BFE and quit working for everyone else’s dream!
Don’t quit playing baseball, and when that opportunity comes up do it.
ALL of these are good advice.
One more: “If you don’t start smoking or drinking or using drugs, you won’t have to stop! Plus, you’ll save a buttload of money, grief or pain.”
Get out of the city as fast as you can.
Don’t let anyone guilt you into staying there, you belong living in the country.
The farther into the wilds the better…but even just off a gravel road is better than shitty city life.
And for heaven’s sake woman, just buy the damn horse!
Go talk to the girl…
Do NOT marry the gal from Myrtle Beach. Do marry the one in England (the first one, not the second, she wasn’t worth the cost of the wedding…). You’re not gonna miss that 10% each paycheck. Don’t buy the house in Vegas, you’re getting orders to a far better place 2 weeks after you close on it. Don’t hang up the golf clubs, the skeet gun, the fly rod or the curling broom ‘cause you’ll regret it. People, in quantities over 3, generally suck. You think Mom & Dad are being assholes, but you’re gonna miss them terribly. Pay attention in shop class ‘cause there’s no money in aviation.
Buy Apple stock and land in Cabo.
You’re going to meet a pretty blonde girl in the spring of 1982, RUN!
Don’t move to California… The wife you meet there won’t want to relocate, even when it’s obvious she should… You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave…
Things like “don’t take women too seriously”, “kill your television”, “count your calories and eat mostly chicken”, “walk at least three miles daily”, and “the winning lottery numbers in the Powerball on [DATE] will be [xxxxxxxxx]”.
I’d probably try to get some good horse-race winners as well, especially longshots, to pass along.
Buy Microsoft! …And trade school, not college.