Eat Lunch With New Kid (rule #9)

 

P.S. This is a poem from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Analysis of this poem: here.

P.P.S. Rules for sons:

1. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look them in the eyes.
2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs.
3. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.
4. Write down your dreams.
5. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas.
6. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room.
7. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point.
8. Be confident and humble at the same time.
9. Eat lunch with the new kid.
10. Give credit. Take the blame.
11. After writing an angry email, read it carefully, sleep on it for a night and then delete it.
12. Never turn down a breath mint. (Someone is politely saying you need to brush your teeth.)