Things you wish you had been taught by your parents?

[Spinneret]

How to love

 

[Simba's Mom]

How to love

Can't disagree with that. My parents were more concerned with status than anything else.

But I also wish they'd taught me how to swim. I can't blame them for that, though-my mother had a brother who drowned when they were children as he and friends were horsing around on the dock by the lake behind their house. After that my mother never let me have fun near the water or swim.

 

[ronandannette]

Frugality and how to happily live without things. They did it all their lives but made sure I never even had to try. Hence, that lesson has not been passed along to my child either and I'm sure we're both the weaker for it.

 

[TippyThomas]

How to be more social and open. Living in a closed community where I was supposed to remain for the rest of my life did not prepare me for when I chose to leave. I wish I knew how to be more normal and human. Sometimes I really don't know what to do or how to act. I know I'm very outside the box and it sucks. I hate fighting these emotions and feelings every day of my life.