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My Mom sent me this - it is long and meant to be for feminist fun. I really think you can insert Man for Woman and him for her - it apllies to everyone as just being yourself. I think men would change the body thing though. :wah:

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...one old love

> she can imagine

> going back to...

> and one who reminds

> her how far she has come..

>

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...enough money within her

> control to move out and

> rent a place of her own

> even if she never wants

> to or needs to...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..something perfect to wear if

> the employer or date of her dreams

> wants to see her in an hour...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..a youth she's content

> to leave behind...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...a past juicy enough that

> she's looking forward to

> retelling it in her old age...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> .a set of screwdrivers, a

> cordless drill, and a black

> lace bra...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..one friend who always makes

> her laugh... and one who lets

> her cry...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..a good piece of furniture

> not previously owned by anyone

> else in her family...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...eight matching plates, wine

> glasses with stems, and a recipe

> for a meal that will make her

> guests feel honored.

>

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> .a feeling of control over

> her destiny...

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to fall in love without

> losing herself...

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to quit a job,

> break up with a lover,

> and confront a friend

> without ruining the friendship...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..when to try harder... and

> when to walk away...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...that she can't change the

> length of her calves, the width

> of her hips, or the nature of her

> parents...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...that her childhood may not

> have been perfect...but its

> over...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...what she would and wouldn't

> do for love or more...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to live alone... even if

> she doesn't like it...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...whom she can trust,

> whom she can't,

> and why she shouldn't

> take it personally...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..where to go...

> be it to her best friend's kitchen table...

> or a charming inn in the woods...

> when her soul needs soothing...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..what she can and can't

> accomplish in a day...

> a month...and a year...

nvalleyvee wrote: My Mom sent me this - it is long and meant to be for feminist fun. I really think you can insert Man for Woman and him for her - it apllies to everyone as just being yourself. I think men would change the body thing though. :wah:

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...one old love

> she can imagine

> going back to...

> and one who reminds

> her how far she has come..

>

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...enough money within her

> control to move out and

> rent a place of her own

> even if she never wants

> to or needs to...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..something perfect to wear if

> the employer or date of her dreams

> wants to see her in an hour...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..a youth she's content

> to leave behind...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...a past juicy enough that

> she's looking forward to

> retelling it in her old age...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> .a set of screwdrivers, a

> cordless drill, and a black

> lace bra...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..one friend who always makes

> her laugh... and one who lets

> her cry...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ..a good piece of furniture

> not previously owned by anyone

> else in her family...

> A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> ...eight matching plates, wine

> glasses with stems, and a recipe

> for a meal that will make her

> guests feel honored.

>

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

> .a feeling of control over

> her destiny...

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to fall in love without

> losing herself...

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to quit a job,

> break up with a lover,

> and confront a friend

> without ruining the friendship...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..when to try harder... and

> when to walk away...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...that she can't change the

> length of her calves, the width

> of her hips, or the nature of her

> parents...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...that her childhood may not

> have been perfect...but its

> over...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...what she would and wouldn't

> do for love or more...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..how to live alone... even if

> she doesn't like it...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ...whom she can trust,

> whom she can't,

> and why she shouldn't

> take it personally...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..where to go...

> be it to her best friend's kitchen table...

> or a charming inn in the woods...

> when her soul needs soothing...

>

> EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

> ..what she can and can't

> accomplish in a day...

> a month...and a year...


I love it!!!!

Cheers to this!

*wanting to go shopping for a new piece of furniture*

I have a couch my Mom gave me that looks like a Christmas ribbon - no crap - it is the ugliest thing in the world. It is a queen sleeper but unglier than you know what...........

I can say the only piece of furniture I bought in my new house here, over the 5 years I have owned it, was the special bed for my husband to sleep in when he came home from the nursing home. *had a horrible time bringing that thing in and putting it together*

I think I want something pretty in the living room!

I want something lighter and more soft than the ribbon................

Some wonderful small truths.

Thanks for that NV

I love it, I,ll copy it and keep it as I do with so many other gems of truth I find on FG. :-6 :-6

There is so much truth in this - it's wonderful! Thanks NV! :-6

nvalleyvee wrote: I have a couch my Mom gave me that looks like a Christmas ribbon - no crap - it is the ugliest thing in the world. It is a queen sleeper but unglier than you know what...........


it is probably beautiful in your mother's eyes and she may think that you will love it to

ask if you can pt it in storage until you" have enough room in your room/house":D

Curious....I wonder how many men would honestly relate to that piece?

Lulu2 wrote: Curious....I wonder how many men would honestly relate to that piece?


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