Never crowd youngsters about their private affairs - sex especially. When they are growing up, they are nerve ends all over, and resent (quite properly) any invasion of their privacy. Oh, sure, they'll make mistakes - but that's their business, not yours. (You made your own mistakes, did you not?)

Never appeal to a man's 'better nature.' He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

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Let my mother be.

You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to do is start talking about him all the time to people.

If he ever hits puberty we'll be in trouble.