Life is so complicated, especially now that I guess we're kind of tasked with imparting some knowledge on our kids. I try to think about how I learned, and I like to think it was entirely from experience, but you absolutely absorb some of what you hear and see from your parents.

I tell them to be giving, but sometimes you have to be selfish; be nice, but sometimes you gotta be firm with people. I basically tell them every person is out there living their own life, they have their own motivations, and you can't waste time wondering what someone else's definition of right and wrong is, and to just stick to your guns and don't be a doormat. And then I second guess myself, because I still have no idea what's going on.