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1. pay them rent (you live in their house & your money\u2019s theirs)
\n2. let them tuck you in at night (you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re old)
\n3. ask when you can use the car (they have a life)
\n4. study cross-cultural communications (they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re aliens)
\n5. learn how to bend laws (there are no rules)
\n6. buy noise-canceling headphones (what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a decibel?)
\n7. become skilled in the art of rebuttal (they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re lawyers-in-training)
\n8. practice speaking in a vacuum (no one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s listening)
\n9. take yoga (you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be stretched)
\n10.love unconditionally (they demand it AND need it)<\/p>\n

I came up with this \u201chow to\u201d list because, well, I live with teenagers. Lisa and I have Joshua, 19; Jesse, 17; and Casile, 14; and they are wonderful people who have blessed our lives, and we thank God for them. So the list is obviously tongue-in-cheek. I also composed this list because I\u2019m entering a \u201chow to\u201d contest that Darren Rowse is staging over at Problogger<\/a>. Check it out for other entries.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"