- The only person I have to live up to is me.
- Killing yourself for your job only goes so far. Sometimes you have to say no to the money and yes to sanity. This does not make you a flake.
- It doesn't matter what sort of shit the folks around you are pulling - their bad acts do not justify your bad acts.
- It doesn't matter how badly your parents screwed you up - your life is your own damm responsibility.
- Breeding does not equal sainthood.
- I do not care about your kids. They may be special, but they do not make *you* special.
- For every two weddings you dance at, be prepared to get dragged though one divorce.
- One day, you will wake up on the other end of the generation gap. That's ok.
- You had sex. Your kids *will* have sex. There is a better than even chance that this will happen before marriage. Try to ensure that when they choose to do this, it's for a better reason than "This will really piss mom and dad off. Wheee!"
- Education stops when you're dead. Not one day sooner.
- MBNA does not make monoply money. Do not let them get you by the balls.
Julie’s Rules…. the almost thirtysomething edition