- How to tie a tie.
- How to do laundry
- What things can actually still be fixed by you, the owner of something. This excludes most electronics. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
- Hygiene. Clipping nails, combing hair, washing clothes, etc. You can't usually attract the opposite sex with long hair, smelly body, and dirty clothes.
- Why you really should take the garbage out when I asked, because now it smells and is rotting
- How your government is SUPPOSED to work for you
- How to deal with people. Huge, big, complicated, never ending, multiple point of view subject. Covers all of the major topic "no-nos" like drugs, self-defense, weapons, politics and religion. Know what all of the commonalities and differences are in all of the worlds religions. Know what battles to pick in your life. Unless you have alot of power and money already, being an a** all the time won't get you very far. Controlling temper is a big thing. You could be involved with the police, being a "good" person and respectful of the law, and have to deal with a cop who may make accusatory comments, or apper to be baiting you and/or harrassing you. You must truly resist the urge to box his ears. Battery on law enforcement officers, no matter the personality of the individual officer, do not look good. This constitutes a "really really big mistake"
- How to deal with people who are members of groups that you have strong opinions of (i.e. drug users, firearm "enthusiasts", homosexuals). Do you treat them as human, or not?
- It's okay to fail, just don't make any really really big mistakes (unfortunately, even childhood squabbles now can become felonies *sigh*)
- Cheating really does nothing to further yourself. You'll make yourself look like an expert on paper, and then an expert will find out you're not when you open your mouth. There goes the fun high-paying job.
- Find a job you truly enjoy working at. This includes the work itself, and the environment you are in (see the "dealing with people"). You could make $100,000 and have to deal with idiots and high stress every day. If you like that great, but you'll probably be more miserable than you can stand
- Party responsibly
- How to problem solve

I think the most important, articulate your individual views of the above, and why they are that way. For example, if you say "don't use drugs", stories about best friends who went down the wrong path and either died, lost their jobs, ended up in jail, or worse dead, may reinforce why you believe this way. Without any of this "supporting evidence", it's simpler to say "I'm you're parents, do as I say"