What's the best life lesson you learned too late?

1. You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you're not flat enough
   — lnhvtepn


2. My parents divorced when I was in 5th grade and I spent every weekend at my Dad's place 45 minutes away from that point until I graduated. I have two older siblings who were already in high school and too busy to come along, so it was just him and me all weekend ( by the time I was in HS my step-dad didn't want me around so even if I wanted to stay I had to go). We would always go shopping Friday nights for the weekend, and plan meals we could make together (let's try to make gumbo! Or let's have a homemade pizza night, etc), and usually we'd rent a video too. In the summers, we would bike to the store and back. He was never the type of person to "teach lessons" I think. But, the fact that he drove an hour and a half every single weekend to pick me up ( my mom refused to drive there), and spent every weekend with me mostly just the two of us was seriously a lesson in just showing up. Loyalty has always been a big thing for me, and that's loyalty. I never wanted to move in with him because I wanted to stay with my friends, even though my siblings told me I should. I honestly should have looking back.
   — Gloria_Gladden


3. you get blinded by the people you love. Its very important to once in a while detach yourself and your feelings for a little while and critically look at the situation and the relationship you have with people.
   — iiwalktheline






4. When it comes to family, blood isn't always thicker than water. Some family members will try to take advantage of your loyalty to the idea of "family". I've had friends who have been there for me more through thick and thin than people related to me.
   — hopsandhorns


5. Do not let your conclusions be stronger than your information
   — lnhvtepn


6. Sometimes people are only your "friends" because you see them everyday at school or work. Once that's over, they'll never talk to you again and you'll wonder why.
   — AndreiR






7. The more you let others, especially parents, control your life and don't establish boundaries, the more likely it is that you will be doing something you absolutely hate but let others push you into doing. Establish boundaries and take control of your life!
   — lTips


8. Whatever keeps you from killing yourself is literally the meaning of life.
   — StuffMeHuge


9. Do not congratulate someone on her pregnancy unless you are 100% sure she is in fact pregnant.
   — AClampLikeDevice






10. That stuff in high school that you feel is world ending is not even close. You're not even going to talk to 99% of the people you went to school with.
    — grimstal


11. You don't have to make room for shitty people in your life.
    — il-corridore