Rule #1. Life is not fair. Get used to it.
Rule #2. The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem
as your school does
#3. Sorry, you won't make $50,000 a year right out of high school.
#4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait 'til you get a boss.
#5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
#6. It's not your parents' fault.
#7. Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they
are now.
#8. Life is not divided into semesters, and you don't get summers
off.
#9. Television is not real life. Your life is not a sitcom.
e #10. Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them.
Rule #11. Enjoy this while you can. Sure, parents are a pain, school's
a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize how wonderful
it was to be kid. Maybe you should start now.