My grandfather was the one that told me...."a hard head makes a soft a--"....I never knew the true meaning of that until I got older! 
...and he was quick to whip out his leather razor strap that he used for disobedience....
I was a hard-headed kid...learned everything the hard way. I rebelled at everything....had to have the "last word", etc....
Once, I flicked a lighter on and held it under my fingernail to see if it would hurt.....drove my car without any oil...and it blew up....smoked cigarettes, sneaked out at night...cut school just 1 time....got suspended for wearing mini skirts toooo short....dyed my hair green (when green wasn't cool)....the list goes on and on.
