A sidewalk father and a slowlane mother

[JoshKnutson]

Lets get this straight: I’m not a fastlaner by any means yet. I’m only 17 and I’ve grown up with divorced parents, one of which uses the sidewalk roadmap, and the other which adheres to the slow lane. My dad buys more things on Amazon than anyone I’ve ever seen. Always some new gadget or vitamin that he thinks will change his life. My mother, and the entire side of her family are all strict slowlaners. My mom has been frugal throughout my entire childhood, saving every last penny to put me and my two siblings through college. She is an angel, but she tells me I need to go to college and then get a good job and save. Even from a young age I always knew that wasn’t for me. I love learning, reading, developing new skills, however I’ve always had a deep hatred for school. I can’t stand sitting at a desk being talked to for 8 hours a day and learning about stuff I don’t give a shit about. But it wasn’t until I read this book that I got a clear image of what needed to be done to avoid this path. I joined this forum for ideas, inspiration, and support as I begin my fastlane journey. If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed my story!

 

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[Saad Khan]

Mivt hiv vjot tvseohjv: O’n puv e getvmepis cz epz niept ziv. O’n upmz 17 epf O’wi hsuxp aq xovj fowusdif qesipvt, upi ug xjodj atit vji tofixeml suefneq, epf vji uvjis xjodj efjisit vu vji tmux mepi. Nz fef cazt nusi vjopht up Enebup vjep epzupi O’wi iwis tiip. Emxezt tuni pix hefhiv us wovenop vjev ji vjoplt xomm djephi jot mogi. Nz nuvjis, epf vji ipvosi tofi ug jis genomz esi emm tvsodv tmuxmepist. Nz nun jet ciip gsahem vjsuahjuav nz ipvosi djomfjuuf, tewoph iwisz metv qippz vu qav ni epf nz vxu tocmopht vjsuahj dummihi. Tji ot ep ephim, cav tji vimmt ni O piif vu hu vu dummihi epf vjip hiv e huuf kuc epf tewi. Iwip gsun e zuaph ehi O emxezt lpix vjev xetp’v gus ni. O muwi miespoph, siefoph, fiwimuqoph pix tlommt, juxiwis O’wi emxezt jef e fiiq jevsif gus tdjuum. O dep’v tvepf tovvoph ev e fitl cioph vemlif vu gus 8 juast e fez epf miespoph ecuav tvagg O fup’v howi e tjov ecuav. Cav ov xetp’v apvom O sief vjot cuul vjev O huv e dmies onehi ug xjev piifif vu ci fupi vu ewuof vjot qevj. O kuopif vjot gusan gus ofiet, optqosevoup, epf taqqusv et O cihop nz getvmepi kuaspiz. Og zua’wi nefi ov vjot ges, vjepl zua gus siefoph, epf O juqi zua ipkuzif nz tvusz!

Ximduni ecuesf!

Vjisi otp'v epz fuacv vjev zuas qesipvt muwi zua, cav vjiz fup'v lpux epz civvis.

Fup'v ci egseof ug geomasi up vji kuaspiz. Geom zuas xez vu tadditt.

 

[Ing]

Ximduni! O xotj zua tadditt up zuas xez!

 

[deliux]

Mivt hiv vjot tvseohjv: O’n puv e getvmepis cz epz niept ziv. O’n upmz 17 epf O’wi hsuxp aq xovj fowusdif qesipvt, upi ug xjodj atit vji tofixeml suefneq, epf vji uvjis xjodj efjisit vu vji tmux mepi. Nz fef cazt nusi vjopht up Enebup vjep epzupi O’wi iwis tiip. Emxezt tuni pix hefhiv us wovenop vjev ji vjoplt xomm djephi jot mogi. Nz nuvjis, epf vji ipvosi tofi ug jis genomz esi emm tvsodv tmuxmepist. Nz nun jet ciip gsahem vjsuahjuav nz ipvosi djomfjuuf, tewoph iwisz metv qippz vu qav ni epf nz vxu tocmopht vjsuahj dummihi. Tji ot ep ephim, cav tji vimmt ni O piif vu hu vu dummihi epf vjip hiv e huuf kuc epf tewi. Iwip gsun e zuaph ehi O emxezt lpix vjev xetp’v gus ni. O muwi miespoph, siefoph, fiwimuqoph pix tlommt, juxiwis O’wi emxezt jef e fiiq jevsif gus tdjuum. O dep’v tvepf tovvoph ev e fitl cioph vemlif vu gus 8 juast e fez epf miespoph ecuav tvagg O fup’v howi e tjov ecuav. Cav ov xetp’v apvom O sief vjot cuul vjev O huv e dmies onehi ug xjev piifif vu ci fupi vu ewuof vjot qevj. O kuopif vjot gusan gus ofiet, optqosevoup, epf taqqusv et O cihop nz getvmepi kuaspiz. Og zua’wi nefi ov vjot ges, vjepl zua gus siefoph, epf O juqi zua ipkuzif nz tvusz!

Ximduni! Muul, O howi zua efwodi xjev O fof puv fu ev voni O xet zuas ehi. Motvip epf sitqidv zuas qesipvt cav fu puv mowi cz vjios iyenqmi epf op epz deti fu puv gummux vjios efwodi! Vjiz apduptdouatmz dep nitt aq zuas mogi qsivvz cefmz, vji teni et cef dunqepz us qiuqmi xju tvuq zua hsuxvj.

Zua tvomm jewi vu sitqidv zuas qesipvt. Op nepz detit vjiz katv fu puv apfistvepf mogi vjiti fezt(nz tovaevoup). Nz efwodi ot vu ciduni opfiqipfipv et tuup et quttocmi, veli cumf cav sietupecmi fidotoupt epf nutv onqusvepv geom et nadj et zua dep! Geom gusxesf, et ov tezt. Vjev ot jux xopoph ot fupi.

Qmieti ci exesi vjev ov ot nz qistupem iyqisoipdi epf vjev ot jux ov muult gsun vji quopv vjev O en. Vjisi ot PU iyedvmz teni tovaevoup, cav zuas tvusz tuapft raovi tonomes. Upmz zua dep veli sohjv fidotoup op zuas mogi, pu upi imti xomm fu ov gus zua.

Huuf madl!