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After an incident yeesterday, I realized that no matter how many times people will tell someone else about a lesson they learned, the other person frequently must go through the experience him or herself before actually believing it. I frequently like to assume that I'm right, and often I am in my current circle of friends and coworkers, but sometimes I just do something or experience something expecting a different result or remember what they said after it happened. Anyone else?

Feel free to post up those things you had to learn The Hard Way. Here's a few of mine....


* Eight times out of ten the phrase "I can't" will be followed by the phrase "I won't" some time during the discussion.

* Teasing someone else's cat is not usually a good idea until you know if
1. they have claws
2. they bite
3. they carry grudges

* People will let you down. Period. Accept it and share your expectations with others.

* Yelling at your "co-pilot" while driving in the rain to an unfamiliar destination when only they know the directions will not get you to your destination any faster.

*If you're allergic to a food ingredient and are unfamiliar with a dish, don't kiss your boyfriend after he eats it unless you ask the server what's in it first.

and... what I learned yesterday......

* Never, ever try to get something out of your nose after slicing up Hanbanero peppers.
Not even two hours later.
Kleenex can tear and the antibacterial soap isn't THAT good.

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