Lesson 3: Trust...

I know it's something really hard to do and I, of all people, can not tell you to trust some one. This is because I don't trust people very easily. But it is something you will have to learn to do in life, eventually. Especially if you are a parent...Trust your kids, please. You really need to let your kids know that you trust them or they will always lie to you. If they don't believe you trust them, they'll think that they're not allowed to do anything so they'll lie about what ever it is they're really doing.
Trust is the most important thing in ANY relationship. Parent to child, friend to friend, or boyfriend to girlfriend and the opposite, girlfriend to boyfriend. (Same sex relationships, too) It's just that trust is the key to staying in a good relationship. If you trust your child, they are least likely to lie to you. If you trust your lover or bf/gf, then they're more likely to stay with you. You can't always being accusing each other of everything. It will just lead to a bad ending.
When you don't trust your child, they won't trust you. They'll think that they can't talk to you about any of their problems. And then, sooner or later, if you let your problems escalate enough, your kid will end up moving out when they're eighteen and won't come back. Or worse, they'll try to get emancipated when they're sixteen which most likely means they really won't ever come back.
Without trust, you pretty much have nothing. Just relax, and even if you don't trust that person yet, don't make it so noticeable. I'm saying all this because I don't want other peoples relationships with others to end up like some of mine did, and one of mine still. Keep trust in your relationships...Eventually, it really will help.

Lesson 2: What other people think...What other people say....

Don't let what other people think get to you. It may seem hard, but just blow it off. It doesn't matter what they think. If you care about what they think, and it's something bad, you're just going to end up with low self-esteem and think bad about yourself constantly. You don't want that.
If you're one of those people who talk crap, or discriminate, behind someones back, or even to their face, stop! I bet that not one of you think that the mental illness Depression is as bad or as serious as it is. When you're upset, don't say you're depressed. Your not, and you probably don't even know what depression really is.


INFO ON DEPRESSION
Everyone has ups and downs in life, but some people have more downs. When your downs outweigh the ups, it causes depression. Depression can affect your life seriously. It will cause problems with your everyday activities like eating, sleeping, working, and getting along with other people. A way you know if you're depressed, is if you experienced the previous symptoms for more than a few weeks. Depression can really affect physical appearance as well as your mental health. After being depressed for a long period of time, you begin not to care about your appearance. Why should you? Is what you'll think. You're not happy so why get all fancied up and put on your face every morning. Depression is really serious, it affects an estimated 19 million American adults every year, almost twice as many women (6.5%) than men (3.3%).




So you see, don't take to heart what other people say to you. And if you're one of those people who discriminate or say things behind other's backs, don't. If you take to heart what other people say, you'll begin thinking the same and cause depression upon yourself.If you're the one who discriminates, you're the one causing other's depression. If you don't take kindness seriously, at least take depression seriously.


discrimination----->lack of self confidence
lack of self confidence----->depression
depression----->pain and misery
pain and misery----->can equal DEATH


If you descriminate, you could be the cause of someones death. Don't be a murderer! Think before you open your mouth.

Lesson 1: What goes around...

It is such a cruel world out there. You have your thief's, your gang-bangers, your pedifiles, and your murderers. Their are so many bad things in life...But, there are good people in the world. And as long as you remember a few things, you'll be one of those good people.
You have all heard the saying "What goes around, comes around." Well it's true. This means another saying that you've probably heard, "Treat others the way you want to be treated." It all goes together. It's all true too, so listen. If you don't want to be treated like a piece of crap, then don't treat others like they are. Don't think of yourself as a better being because you think you're prettier or smarter. Think of others as your equals. You know what, no one likes a stuck up bitch, excuse my language, but you all understand what I mean by that. The only people who will ever like people like that, are people who are already like that.
If you treat someone with respect, you'll be respected back. Even if they don't respect you at first, respect them, or at least be good to them. Don't play their game by being a "snot" right back to them. That means they're getting what they want. And eventually, it's going to come down to them wanting to fight you. You know why? Because it gets them attention.
Some people aren't like this though. Some people treat others like that because they were treated bad at a younger age. I'm sure though, that given enough time and enough respect and kindness, anyone could change. Even if you don't think it's possible, I believe it is. This is because I changed. It may have taken a while, but I did. But you know what? I changed the way I thought and judged other people because I was being treated the same way I was treating others. This might not work for everyone, but it worked for me. Just remember though, What goes around, comes around!