RULES TO TEACH YOUR DAUGHTER
1. Make your bed every day, even if it’s right before you get in it.
2. Don’t wear holey underwear…in case you’re in an accident and they cut your clothes off.
3. Travel light through life. Keep only what you need.
4. It’s okay to cry when you’re hurt. It’s also okay to smash (some) things; but, wash your face, clean your mess, and get up off the floor when you’re done. You don’t belong down there.
5. If you’re going to curse, be clever. If you’re going to curse in public, know your audience.
6. Seek out the people and places that resonate with your soul.
7. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
8. 5-second rule. It’s just dirt. There are worse things in a fast food cheeseburger.
9. Happiness is not a permanent state. Wholeness is. Don’t confuse these.
10. If you’re staying more than one night, unpack your bag.
11. Never walk through an alley alone.
12. Be less sugar, more spice, and only as nice as you’re able to without compromising yourself.
13. Can’t is a cop-out.
14. Hold your heroes to a high standard. Be your own hero.
15. If you can’t smile with your eyes, don’t smile. Insincerity is nothing to aspire to.
16. Never lie to yourself.
17. Your body, your rules.
18. If you have an opinion, you better know why.
19. Practice your passions.
20. Ask for what you want. The worst thing they can say is no.
21. Wish on stars and dandelions, then get to work to make them happen.
22. Stay as sweet as you are.
23. Fall in love often. Particularly with ideas, art, music, literature, food, and far-off places.
24. Fall hard and forever in love with nothing but yourself.
25. Say Please, Thank You, and Pardon Me, whenever the situation warrants it.
26. Reserve “I’m sorry” for when you truly are.
27. Naps are for grown-ups, too.
28. Question everything, except your own intuition.
29. You have enough. You are enough.
30. You are amazing! Don’t let anyone ever make you feel you are not. If someone does….walk away. You deserve better.
31. No matter where you are, you can always come home.
32. Be happy and remember your roots, family is EVERYTHING.
33. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
34. No one will ever love you more than your mother will.
35. Be kind; treat others how you would like them to treat you.
36. If in doubt, remember whose daughter you are and straighten your crown.
Tomorrow, the boys.
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20 comments:
"Tomorrow the boys" Same list?
#18 is where I fail. I am never able to explain why I feel the way I do, so I've given up on having opinions.
River - Oh no, completely different list. I'm with you on the opinions. I'll form a perfectly logical opinion and forget why I feel that way.
What kind of fu@#ing sexist BS is this?
Lady - I don't know. I didn't know there were different kinds! Are you activating #19?
Sometimes can't is fine. I can't be bothered is one example.
Sue - I can't disagree.
Wow 1 & 2 kill me. Can't wait to see if that's on the boys list. And honestly #2 is so silly. So the hospital/EMS staff will not work on you if underwear are wholly? Nope, let her die, she has on old panties! This was my mother's logic too be she was born in 1924.will they say that to a boy/man?
A lot of good though points too.
A good list. I think I'll copy it into a letter and send it to each of my four granddaughters with my editorial comments.
Make a boys list too so I can check it against mine.
Some really good advice in that list!
I have both of these lists in my blog post drafts. Not sure why I never published them, but now you've beat me to it.
Peg - I don't doubt this list is from a long time ago.
Bill - You'll have to do a post on their reactions.
Anon - Coming tomorrow.
Deb - Not very many "hold your nose" ones.
Kathy - We should have coordinated dual posts. Hey, post the boys tomorrow then the girls on Wednesday.
A worthwhile post for anyone to read. Thank you Mike Aloha
I'll withhold comments until we get the "son's rules."
Cloudia - I think so too.
Shaw - You haven't been talking to River, have you? 😊
Very nice. I'm pretty good at most of these.
Robyn - I've got #27 down pat.
Re #2, what about Mormons? They wear holey underwear.
Dandelions are wished upon? I remember them supposedly being a way to tell if someone likes butter or not.
Stu - The only rule Morman girls should follow is ... RUUUUNNNNNNN!
Kirk - Yep, you pick a dandelion in full seed, blow on it, and make a wish. And that plants several hundred more dandelions.
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