Life In 25 Easy Lessons

This was in a book called "Teacher Miracles" I found at half price books for a dollar. It had some really interesting stuff in it including this:

1. On the day we're born, we learn that if someone smacks us, it's going to hurt.

2. On this same day, we learn that if someone holds us, the hurt goes away.

3. No matter how bad a face we make or how many times we spit it out, we still have to eat our spinach.

4. Haircuts don't hurt. Fast forward ten years. It's cool to be a kid - except for the homework.

5. We can't tell the teacher, "The dog ate my homework." Even if the other kids do laugh.

6. The dog still loves us if we blame him for something he didn't do. Our best friend doesn't.

7. Some people do things better than we do, even when we give it our all. And sometimes we're the best.

8. It's fun to eat hot dogs in the rain. Fast forward another ten years. I'm an adult. I can do what I want, when I want.

9. The world doesn't revolve around us.

10. We should have paid more attention in class.

11. There's no spring break. Even worse, there's no summer-long vacation.

12. Paychecks are nice.

13. Babies either smell really good, or really bad.

14. Toddlers are fast.

15. Sometimes it's necessary to step back and let children learn by doing.

16. Road trips build character.

17. Our teachers were never this young.

18. Homework never changes.

19. Children always find a way to surprise us.

20. Adult vacations are wonderful.

21. Self-improvement classes are a good thing.

22. We are the person you see in the mirror.

23. No matter how much we saved or how well we invested, retirement is still expensive.

24. Weeds become wildflowers if we let them grow long enough.

25. Whether we're five or fifty, younger or older, we're all teachers and we're all students at one time or another. Everyday brings a chance to learn something new.