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 ....
      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 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...
      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...