Rule 1:
Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2:
The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.The world will expect you to accomplish something feel you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3:
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 4:
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping...opportunity.
Rule 5:
If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Photo credit to Hanna Shelly
Rule 6:
Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. Life doesn't have do-overs.
Rule 7:
Life is not divided into semesters.You don't get summers off.
Rule 8:
Television is not real life.In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.