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Significant Life Lessons
Throughout my life I've experienced a lot of significant lessons. The lessons I learned shaped me to be the person I am today. My father being a deputy sheriff for 15 years, knew the lesson that I needed learn to keep me out of trouble. He taught me four basic rules to keep me out of trouble. The rules consist of, no means no, stop means stop now, keep your hands to yourself and mind your own business. These rules have kept me out of trouble ever since I heard my father udder them. I've lived my life by them and they are the resoan why I act and do the things I do. Growing up I was always the kid who couldn't keep his mouth shut or mind his own business. For a while I did not understand what minding my own business meant. I had a lot of difficulty
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