All I Really Need to Know I've learned from American Girl...

**Katie from IL** · December 5th, 2005, 02:38 AM

1. Remember to wear pants whenever you sneak out in the middle of the night to visit your favorite horse

2.Don't play Bomb Shelter with anyone who actually was in bombing

3. Don't try to recover honey from a bee tree by yourself

4. Don't forget about your true friends just to be with someone else that is more popular or who wears nicer clothes

5. Never let go of your dog's leash and don't put it in a carriage or pram

6. Have courage to stand up to your bullies

7. Never let anyone talk you into hopping a freight train

8. Don't let the opinions of others stand in the way of true friendships

9. Actions Speak Louder than Words

10. Faithful Friends Forever Be

11. Don't let boastfulness get in the way of your most important responsibilities

12. Don't meddle into others' affairs unless your asked to

13. Don't let anything stand in the way of what you truly love to do or be

14. Haste makes waste

15. Being poor is nothing to be ashamed of

16. Never give up hope

17. Don't runaway with secret friends you might meet in the woods

18. Reduce, reuse, recycle

19. There's No Place Like Home

20. Complaint is poverty, gratitude is riches

21. Never leave a 3-year old alone with a wedding veil

22. The movie is never exactly like the books

23. Don't take something out of the house when you are told not to, especially to make someone else jealous

24. There are always surprises at Christmas(holidays)

25. Don't leave your new dog alone with a chicken coop

26. Don't try to take care of your new puppy by yourself

27. Don't dump your brother's underwear all over your older sisters' friends

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY MORE?

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**MemoirsOfMimi** · December 5th, 2005, 02:56 AM

That was brilliant! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Felicity_Fan85 · December 5th, 2005, 03:11 AM

those are wicked good!

28. Do what you believe is right

I'll have to think of some additional ones and print that out or something.

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**mayergirl** · December 5th, 2005, 03:21 AM

Those are good. I use #7 every day [img]wink.gif[/img]

**Katie from IL** · December 5th, 2005, 03:32 AM

Bonus: Can you identify where each of these words of advice comes from? Some are more obvious than others and some may have more than one right answer.

Have Fun! [img]wink.gif[/img]

**CasualAGFan** · December 5th, 2005, 06:23 AM

Here are my guesses:
(1) Felicity
(2) Molly
(3) Kirsten
(4) Addy
(5) Samantha
(6) Samantha, Felicity, Josefina?
(7) Kit
(8) Felicity, Samantha, Addy(?)
(9) Samantha
(10) Felicity
(11) Felicity, Kaya(?)
(12) Felicity, Samantha(?)
(13) Felicity
(14) Samantha
(15) Addy, Kit, Nellie/Samantha
(16) Felicity, Josefina, Addy, Kit, Molly
(17) Kirsten
(18) Kit
(19) Kirsten
(20) Samantha, Kit
(21) Samantha
(22) Samantha, Felicity
(23) Felicity
(24) Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, Kit, and Molly
(25) Kit
(26) Molly
(27) Molly

Here are some more:
(1) Always try your best at school.
(2) It's never to late to learn to read and write.
(3) It's OK to love a doll.
(4) Things don't always turn out how you expect.
(5) No seperation, not even death, can end love.
(6) It's good to be patriotic in times of war.
(7) Always accept change.
(8) Don't hold prejudices.
(9) Try not to quarrel or get irritated with siblings.
(10) Never forget that your family is gold(pardon to Madonna for that line).
(11) Be brave, but not foolhardy.
(12) It's OK to make a few mistakes.
(13) Everyone is an individual.
(14) Practice makes perfect.
(15) Be generous and charitable, even if it means giving up something you want.
(16) Be creative and crafty.
(17) There's nothing wrong with being athletic and tomboyish.
(18) A birthday party doesn't have to be fancy and expensive.
(19) Never take friendship for granted.
(20) One must learn to handle disappointment well.

Who do you think these represent?

Felicity_Fan85 · December 5th, 2005, 03:42 PM

1) Kirsten; Addy
2) Addy
3)all
5) Samantha
6)Felicity

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**moderator** · March 18th, 2006, 05:18 PM

Katie, these are so great! I was going to add, "Always believe in magic at Christmas," but then saw it's already there! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] I just love the girls' Christmas stories. Thanks for taking the time to post these.