Entry: As I mature...

Many thanks to Benson for sending me the following...

• I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope that they panic and give in.
• I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just jerks.
• I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
• I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better be very well endowed.
• I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.
• I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.
• I've learned that we are responsible for what we do....unless we are celebrities.
• I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.
• I've learned that 99% of the time when something isn't working in your house, one of your kids did it.
• I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.