People have different relationships with the people they choose, their friends and partners. People also have different relationships with the people they don't choose, like their family.
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The Secrets of Adulthood tool allows you to remind yourself of what you've learned with time and experience. What bits of wisdom do you have to share with other people?
If you make your Secrets of Adulthood public, you can save other people from having to learn these secrets the hard way.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
As relationships deepen, the stakes are raised and the work gets harder. This is not a bad thing even though it makes us want to run away.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Appreciate your friends for the individuals they are and the personalities they have; don't expect them to be people they are not. Enjoy the uniqueness of each friendship.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
The years actually do seem to go by faster as you get older.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Your parents most likely did the best they knew how to do.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Nothing has to be forever and nothing will be forever. Remember that.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
Know when it's OK to be a kid.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
The only way to effectively hide scorn and indignation is to soften and release those feelings. Rolling my eyes "on the inside" never works. It's probably easier to just change my attitude altogether.
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
There is never time-- unless you make it.

