To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, ‘It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but might as well be.’ It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: ‘if you’re so smart why ain’t you rich?’ There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.
Mommy is at the park with her baby and her 5 year old. She's holding the baby in her arms. She yells at the other kid to put down the stick he's playing with.
"Put that nasty thing down! You don't know where it's been."
The kid replies, "Put that nasty thing down! I know where it's been!"
Physical calendars are great. One good trick is to write all the important dates down the day you get it. Mom's birthday; parent's anniversary; any event that you want to be sure to remember.
Get these books. "Discover What You Are Best At." Linda Gail. It's a series of self tests to determine what skills you already have and then a list of all sorts of jobs that use those skills. If you can wake up on a rainy Monday and not hate yourself, you've solved most of your adult problems.
"The Joy Of Cooking." Will teach you how to boil water, and then go on from there.
"Fancy" people who have champagne often aren't going to be impressed. Think of it this way; tourists come to New York and gawk at things the locals have been ignoring for years.
Trump said it himself, he hasn't matured at all since he was in first grade.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/575962/donald-trump-tells-biographer-hes-same-now-first-grade