Ways for Young People to Have a Better Life

Are you a kid or teenager who wants to avoid being grounded at home and suspended at school? Do you want to waste less money and improve your health? Would you like to become more successful in life? I will cover the steps you should take to reach these goals.

Do not play too far from home. You must remain close so you can quickly come home if the sky starts to look ominous. I was once grounded for three weeks for riding my bicycle too long in the rain.

If you play outside and must be home by the time it is dark, keep close track of the time. I sometimes got carried away playing outside while having fun. I was once grounded for coming home in the dark.

Do not sass or talk back to your parents or other adults. If your parents take you to see a professional, you must cooperate. While I saw a psychologist at the age of twelve, I refused to do tasks the psychologist gave me because I did not want to be there. The ride home with my mother was very unpleasant.

When you see a performance or speech with your parents, you must clap when the rest of the audience claps. I once refused to clap during a church sermon. My punishment was to eat liver with mayonnaise on it for dinner.

If your parents forbid you from having a particular food or drink, you must obey. During a time I was not allowed to have milk, I bought a carton of milk and put it the freezer downstairs.

One morning while I was getting ready to go to school, my father found the milk. He took my lunch money off my dresser and prevented me from having breakfast. He told me, "If I find any more milk you have bought, you'll get your butt out of my house. You make the choice."

Quickly use every gift your parents give you. Several years ago, my father made me turn off my radio while I ate dinner because I had not started using a headset system he bought me for Christmas. Never mind that I did not ask for that item.

Do not mess with your teachers' materials. In my junior year in high school, I ripped out a page from my English teacher's chart so I could finish taking notes. I was written up and received a day of detention.