Though i wasnt ten but at various stages of my teens when i received these pieces of advice,they proved to be very practical. Brush your teeth ,not because youll get toothache (thats something that happens to other people ,not me ,so its not a motivator)but because youll have to wear dentures and that means youll get crumbs under the plate and wont be able to bite into an apple (this was so easily imaginable for some reason that I immediatly started brushing religously from that day on) I lived on a very rough housing estate where males of all ages settled their differences ,or established status(or even for no real reason at all after the pubs closed at night) by fist fighting .Advice from older brother (much feared and respected locally) if someone has made their mind up to have a fight with you DONT play by their rules and go through the verbal tennis match established by custom as the lead in to the punchup(“you looking at me ?” "what if i am ,whatre you going to do about it ?"etc.etc.),just start punching them right away!and after youve won a fight dont try to make them like you !Theyll think that you got lucky and have another go at you at a future time .act like a total barsteward and theyll be kissing your ass in no time. Finally as an older teen I thought I was a virtual Adonis ,goodlooking,my conversation incredibly interesting to girls and to know me ensured you loved me . But I never seemed to get a girlfriend even though I used to stand around places to give the girls plenty of opportunities to come up and make my acquaintance !One day in all seriousness I asked my mum what she thought of my looks,the question was pure vanity as i knew she was going to say how handsome Iwas etc. etc. So I was genuinlly shocked to the core when she told me that I was just an average looking lad and that I was pretty much average personalitywise as far as girls my age were concerned! It changed my life !(after I got over the very real dent to my self esteem that is)I made a point of finding out what GIRLS found interesting to talk about and do ,and of talking about themselves instead of myself ,in fact of listening more and speaking less altogether !Of always being nice to less attractive girls(they usually have good looking friends and tell them how sweet you are ),of not saying or doing silly things to impress them (showing how tough you are by burning yourself with a cig,lying about your wages,showing them how much booze you can drink lol! )and if I ever DID get lucky enough to take the relationship to a physical level I tried my damndest to please them first ,to not fall asleep afterwards but lay on the flattery with a trowel on the first occasion .If this makes me come across as a sensitive ,caring empathic teen male Im afraid its misleading ,my motivations were purely mercenary and pragmatic in intention ,I honestly believe I,or any of my friends would have happily had a non vital organ surgically extracted if it meant we could even get to GROPE a member of the opposite sex Im ashamed to say . But to this day I still know many grown men who think that they are studs in the sack and that their conversation is enthralling to women all without any evidence of such !and all because their mums told them how gorgeous they were all those years ago lol !
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Towards the end of high school, you’re going to see a cute guy over in the corner smoking a cigarette. Yeah, yeah, I know bumming a cigarette from him and starting smoking seems like a great ice breaker, but you’re going to regret it. You’re going to regret it a LOT.
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You may be the smartest kid in the class right now. That’s only because the class is small. You’re going to find out soon enough that there are a lot of people smarter than you. Deal. You’re not a failure if you’re not #1 in everything.
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Your father loves you. He really does. It’s just that he relates to your brothers better than to you. It’s not your fault. They play the same sports he did. He can see himself in the things they do while growing up. He can’t relate to girls or girl issues. Don’t take it personally.
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As you grow up, take courses and choose a career that you find enjoyable. Don’t try to figure out what would make daddy proud. You’ll hate it. And it’s not going to change point #3.
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Leg warmers are going to become a fad in a few years. They are not a good look for you.
Confront those bitches. Don’t just think about it, do it. Don’t laugh it off, don’t pretend they’re talking about someone else, get in their faces and give it right back.
Lust4Life
I’m just offering advice here my friend, not being snarky at all.
Paragraphs are allowed on this here board, the useage of them makes it a darn sight easier to read whatever it is people post.
Just saying
Chowder is right- Lust4life had lots of good stuff but it made difficult reading. Thanks to both of you. 