No dating while unstable. Being responsible for someone’s heart means being prepared to treat them with respect at all times, regardless of whether they make you angry, jealous, annoyed, rejected, humiliated or heartbroken. If (a) you don’t think those things could happen or (b) think there’s a reasonable chance you’d lose your temper, then you’re not ready. And that’s okay! You’ll get there in your own time. In the meantime stay off the market.


12, 14, 16, 18, 21



Anything you wear on purpose is fashion.


14, 19, 21



“Don’t chase your dreams


14, 17, 20, 21



Plan a neighborhood "Winter Olympics" for snow days. Create indoor and outdoor events.


8



The person you have the most electric connection to may not be the ideal choice for a life partner.


15, 19, 21



Check out School of Rock (Vienna) or Bach to Rock.


9



Anyone who asks you to violate your values doesn’t deserve your allegiance.


16, 21



None of us should ever have to apologize for being who we are.


10, 14, 21



Appalachian Mountain Club


9-13



Talk about how choices become habits. Habits can become addictions. Describe how pathways are literally dug into the brain and it's very hard to change them once those paths are made.


13-16



Explain the concept: "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."


6



Purchase book "All Are Welcome" by Alexandra Penfold to prep him for kindergarten.


5



Camp Arena Stage


8



Go on a cruise


12-15



Little trick for acne treatment: dandruff shampoo. Wash your face with Head and Shoulders and watch your skin clear up.


13-17



Respect people’s privacy. No snooping, eavesdropping, peeping, etc.


11



A person’s friends are a reflection of their character. Pick friends who you can be yourself around. Look for partners who have close friendships, a circle of friends who think highly of them.


14, 17, 21



“How we learn to hold what hurts shapes so much of who we are. What we choose to do with our pain defines us more than most things.“ -Chani Nicholas


11, 14, 17



Don't say anything out loud that you wouldn't want repeated or overheard. Don't email / text, etc. anything that you wouldn't want forwarded.


11-15



Two rules: First, don’t be a sh!tty person. 2. Try to have some fun. Everything else is just “whatever.”


13, 21



Concussion testing - baseline


15



To calculate military time starting at 1300, subtract 12.


15



Theme this year: Self Control (Repeat every year until age 99)


6



If you witness a moment of vulnerability in someone, keep it to yourself. Be respectful of people's dignity.


14-18



Pretty much everything boils down to looking for love, its many forms. Look in good (creative) places. Avoid looking for love in bad (destructive) places.


15, 17, 19, 21



Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear


15, 21



Beautiful girls don’t exist for your pleasure. They’re not there for you. They, like you, exist to find out what it is to be alive in their body in this lifetime and to learn what makes them feel most like themself. They’re here, like you, to grow into themselves, to enjoying being alive, to marvel in creation with all its beauty and tragedy, injustices, banality and thrills. No one, friend or foe is an object for your experience


14, 16, 19, 21



“Never allow anyone to be humiliated in your presence.” - Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel


12, 14, 17, 21



“First the pain. Then the waiting. Then the rising.” Glennon Doyle


16, 21



Life isn’t a straight line, it’s so much more complex than that! Good things, bad things, boring or interesting things are all always happening. And always changing. So are you. And that’s good.


17, 21