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...
Update: My un-official, unpaid, yet appreciated fact checker Mr. Badati2ud just sent me this. I'm not the only one that got snowed. I lifted the text from a website ending in .edu. Original Maya or not, I like it all the same.
I liked it.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the black lace bra for? If you suddenly have to go fishing?
I like it even better now :)
ReplyDelete-A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...got it. What are we building?
Who is this Mr. Badati2ud??
ReplyDeleteI liked this one: a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...
I liked it, and thought you would.
ReplyDeleteBella should take this woman's advice. She needs to learn to fall in love without losing herself.
ReplyDeleteI loved that. Everything was so...true.
ReplyDeleteAnnie Annie Annieeeee! Just watched your vlog. Loved!
ReplyDeleteI'm taking a break from my novel writing and doing the rounds. Glad I did. I really, really need to go shopping after reading this post.
The black lace bra would be pretty useless on me...but I ♥ tools...BIG TIME!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this! :)
I'm with coolie....I like it better now.
ReplyDeleteGreat advice whoever the aitch wrote it.
A certain science teacher somebody has started forwarding crap....old crap....useless crap.....unfunny crap...and just plain C.R.A.P
ReplyDeleteThis week I got the One Semester Of Spanish Love Song. Yeah. I laughed at that. Like two months ago. She also sent that one where the husband complains about the wifes housekeeping and comes home to find things in disarray and she said you know all the things I do around here? Well today I didn't do it. Okay, that's been circulating since like 1998 or something. And the William Tell Overture mom-comedienne woman video. EVERYBODY has already seen it.
I like this faux Maya e-mail....all 101 times its come to my address.
Well, it's good stuff, regardless of who wrote it! :)
ReplyDeletewhat if lace makes you itch like crazy? can you have a black satin bra and still be considered an every woman?
ReplyDeleteuh-oh, i do not have eight matching wine glasses, only six.
and i fully know that i cannot change the nature of my parents. or most people for that matter. unfortunately. thanks..i liked this.
There's one missing:
ReplyDeleteEVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
how to tell the difference between a man who is attractive and self confident and a man who is a cocky, possessive sociopath.