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Old 11-16-2008, 04:22 AM   #32 (permalink)
jawillie
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I am the type of person that has always gotten away with things. People always trust me. Even at AIT training for the guards, we snuck off base almost every weekend. One weekend we thought we were caught so I just decided to fess up to the Drill Seargent. All he did was ask me, "are you 21?" I said yes. He said, just don't do it again. And, I thought the army was supposed to be tough! lol I am sure he knew my friends went with me, too, but the matter was dropped and forgotten.

But it seems my whole life I can "get away with things." So, I have had actually had to work really hard to stay honest because *I* want to be honest, because everyone else just assumes I am.

I actually do care now. I admit I didn't have much character or integrity growing up and in my teens/early twenties. I could go on and on about all the trouble I should have gotten into but didn't. As I got older it actually started to bug me... so, I do care now.

I have learned I like to live a guilt-free life even if no one else sees me do wrong.
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