The anecdote that introduces this topic, is the beginning sentence.
"When adolescence hit Frances Jensen's sons, she often found herself wondering, like all parents of teenagers, "What were you thinking?"
Code if conduct (rules) in medevil times
I think what it means is that you have to know your life and what's going on around you. ( I think I'm wrong) just guessing
A he believed the colonies must be independent that’s why he’s one of the main singers of the Declaration of Independence and has his own money