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Years ago, the Sheriff's office in a Texas city distributed a list of rules titled, "How To Raise A Juvenile Delinquent In Your Own Family."

Rule One: Begin with infancy to give the child everything he wants. This will insure his believing that the world owes him a living.

Rule Two: Pick up everything he leaves lying around. This will teach him he can throw off responsibility on others.

Rule Three: Always take his side in any conflict whether it be a neighbor, teacher, or policeman. Believe that they are all prejudice against your sweet, innocent child.

Follow these three simple rules and prepare yourself for a life of grief.

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