We all make mistakes but some lessons are harder to learn than others. What is something you had to learn the hard way growing up that you wish someone had told you earlier? Whether it’s a life lesson, financial mistake or something else I’d love to hear your stories.
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Early bird gets the worm
Not everybody who says they care about you cares about you.
Businesses fail, your life changes in an instant and it can be a very long road back to a somewhat normal life.
Open contempt for authority tends to work out poorly. After I got this lesson pretty well learned I started being labelled passive aggressive by teachers.
The majority of teachers in the seventies and eighties wanted enthusiastically compliant students with a Hitler Youth level of respect for authority. I am not kidding. Maybe it was just a midwest/great plains thing.
When my parents said “Don’t climb up on top of the neighbor’s RV in their driveway” I should have listened. Faceplanted off the top of that thing into the neighbor’s concrete driveway and tore half my face off.
>What did you learn the hard way growing up?
Never confuse tampons and crampons. They are two very different things…
My dad (mom was SAHM) sat me down and told me to figure it out because it wasn’t going to just happen. He had (and this was in the 70’s and we weren’t wealthy) career and financial people come out to the house and as a result I selected business school paid w student loan. Best thing I ever did and thank my late Dad often in my prayers. I learned all I needs to be needed and wanted in fast busy offices and fell into a niche area and got continually promoted until I was a company VP by late 90’s.
My Mum is very judgemental and used to talk about everyone behind their backs. I thought it was a normal thing that all girls did and lost quite a few friends because of it.
There’s less time than you think.
Stop procrastinating because there may not be another chance.
Violence is sometimes (many times) the answer.
Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it is true.
Be careful who you give your heart to. You never get it back undamaged.
Misery is not doled out in equal measure.
Some people have very hard lives and it has nothing to do with spirituality or karma or good choices or hard work.
You can do everything right and still end up with a very difficult life.
Everything is bullshit.
The only person who is going to look out or after you is you.
Friends can lead you astray
Wishes have a nasty habit of coming true. Be careful what you wish for.
Even if you’re talented, you have to work hard.