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"1. They understand what normal really means.

The definition of “normal” is typical or average. We can all agree on that, yeah? So you probably won’t be surprised when I tell you that a “normal” sex life is awkward. And that most people are self-conscious and critical of their bodies.

Or that the average person doesn’t feel sexually confident. They worry about performance and whether they are doing it right. Sometimes they are too shy to ask for what they want...

"1. Denial

Denying we could ever have racist thoughts, or that we reap the benefits as a member of the majority race, is a common defense of liberal White Americans. By denying the existence of our racist thoughts, we negate the depth of the racial divide.

“But I don’t even see color.”

As if by being “colorblind” we can resolve the racial pain people of color live out...

"OURSELVES

There is only one life and we owe it to ourselves to make the most of it.  No one will do it for us.  Our happiness is our own responsibility, and within our own control.

• Understand how your mind works and interacts with the world and others.
• Understand your body and the effects of what you do to it, and what you put in it.
• Maximize the opportunities available to you by educating yourself...

"1. Kids Are Expensive

In the first year alone, a parent can spend thousands of dollars as the sole provider in a small person’s life.

As years go by, diapers and bottles are replaced with school supplies and saving for higher education, if possible. It adds up.

There’s a reason tax forms consider children “dependents.”

For at least eighteen years (unless the they become legally emancipated), children rely on their parents for all their needs...