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Well, I’ve sat and, as promised, thought up a few of the better methods my parents used to raise me.  Keep in mind that I am not saying these are right for everyone, but that they have positively affected me.

First off, I look back on my life and am thankful my parents decided to and made sacrifices to send me to a private gradeschool and high school.  In my opinion, a child’s mind is very precious and does not need to be exposed to certian particulars until they are older and have a proper “mind filtration system” set up.  While I was growing up, I thought this to be a very dumb and stupid way of thinking, but now I really support my parents’ decisions.  If I was exposed to certian things that present themselves more often in a public school vs a private school, I can guarantee that I would have made quite a few turns for the worse.

Next, I think the way my parents exposed me to money was very benificial to me.  Due to the fact my parents were spending all their money and then some on sending me and my older sister to private school, we had little or no money available to play around with.  We had those Hy-grade/99 cent hot dogs…hand me down clothes…etc…you get the picture.  Now my parents did not have a choice in which the manner they exposed me to money, but the way they were forced to has taught me several things.  The world runs on money.  Unless you have the right method of earning money, you have to work very hard for it.  Life is expensive.  I’ve taken these things to heart and have been analyzing methods of earning/making money since I have been 14 years old, attempting to find the most efficient ways of getting it done.  Money is another topic I’ll be talking about in a future post.

Lastly, I’d like to thank my parents for something that most people overlook unless they had to deal with it.  I was given my own room to live out of.  This has taught me to appreciate personal space and privacy.  Becoming a Marine has greatly intensified that lesson of appreciating those things.  My room had everything I needed, but not so much stuff that I would lock myself away in it.  We had only one 26 inch TV and an old NES system (8 bit gaming system) that was located in our living room.  The luxuries were few, of which I learned from to appreciate those extras but not rely on them.

Now, one could make arguements of all sorts on their opinions on those matters, which I gladly invite you to do.  This BLOG is all about sharing opinions and perspectives.  Next post will follow the topic of BEGINNINGS and be:  How you were educated, How it affects you, and What do you wish went differently?

Thats all for tonite,

ScottyD

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