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Just wanted to share this with all of the ladies here. :)
> A young wife sat on a porch in Waycross, Georgia on a summer day,
>drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about
>life, about marriage, about the responsibilities and the obligations of
>adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully
>and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
>
>"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to
>the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older. No
>matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
>children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends. Remember
>to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And remember
>that "girlfriends" are not only your friends, but your sisters, your
>daughters, and other relatives too.
>
>You'll need other women. Women always do."
>
>'What a funny piece of advice,' the young woman thought. 'Haven't I just
>gotten married? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake, a grown-up,
>not a young girl who needs girlfriends! Surely my husband and the family
>we'll start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
>
>But she listened to her Mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends
>and made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she
>gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was
>talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries
>upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life.
>
>After 50 years of living in this world, here is what I know about
>girlfriends:
>
>Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
>
>Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it,
>sometimes you don't.
>
>Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually
>honest.
>
>Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your
>choices.
>
>Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the
>laughter.
>
>Girlfriends help you get out of bad relationships.
>
>Girlfriends help you look for a new apartment, help you pack, and help
>you move.
>
>Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get
>married or have a baby, in whichever order that comes!
>
>Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant when the hard times come.
>
>Girlfriends will drive through blizzards, rainstorms, hail, heat, and
>the gloom of night to get to you when your hour of need is desperate.
>
>Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a friend.
>
>Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
>
>Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
>
>Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
>
>Girlfriends support you when the men in your life let you down.
>
>Girlfriends help you pick up the pieces when men pack up and go.
>
>Girlfriends rejoice at what makes you happy, and are ready to go out and
>kill what makes you unhappy.
>
>Times passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up.
>Marriages fail. Love waxes and wanes. Hearts break. Careers end. Jobs
>come and go. Parents die. Men don't call when they say they will.
>
>But girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles
>are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can
>reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk
>it for yourself, your girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering
>you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf,
>and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will
>even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you
>out.
>
>My daughter, sister, sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, nieces, cousins,
>extended family, and friends bless my life! The world wouldn't be the
>same without them, and neither would I.
> A young wife sat on a porch in Waycross, Georgia on a summer day,
>drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about
>life, about marriage, about the responsibilities and the obligations of
>adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully
>and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
>
>"Don't forget your girlfriends," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to
>the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older. No
>matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
>children you'll have, you are still going to need girlfriends. Remember
>to go places with them now and then; do things with them. And remember
>that "girlfriends" are not only your friends, but your sisters, your
>daughters, and other relatives too.
>
>You'll need other women. Women always do."
>
>'What a funny piece of advice,' the young woman thought. 'Haven't I just
>gotten married? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake, a grown-up,
>not a young girl who needs girlfriends! Surely my husband and the family
>we'll start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
>
>But she listened to her Mother; she kept contact with her girlfriends
>and made more each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she
>gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was
>talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries
>upon a woman, girlfriends are the mainstays of her life.
>
>After 50 years of living in this world, here is what I know about
>girlfriends:
>
>Girlfriends keep your children and keep your secrets.
>
>Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it,
>sometimes you don't.
>
>Girlfriends don't always tell you that you're right, but they're usually
>honest.
>
>Girlfriends still love you, even when they don't agree with your
>choices.
>
>Girlfriends laugh with you, and you don't need canned jokes to start the
>laughter.
>
>Girlfriends help you get out of bad relationships.
>
>Girlfriends help you look for a new apartment, help you pack, and help
>you move.
>
>Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they get
>married or have a baby, in whichever order that comes!
>
>Girlfriends are there for you, in an instant when the hard times come.
>
>Girlfriends will drive through blizzards, rainstorms, hail, heat, and
>the gloom of night to get to you when your hour of need is desperate.
>
>Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a friend.
>
>Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart.
>
>Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail.
>
>Girlfriends cry with you when someone you loved dies.
>
>Girlfriends support you when the men in your life let you down.
>
>Girlfriends help you pick up the pieces when men pack up and go.
>
>Girlfriends rejoice at what makes you happy, and are ready to go out and
>kill what makes you unhappy.
>
>Times passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up.
>Marriages fail. Love waxes and wanes. Hearts break. Careers end. Jobs
>come and go. Parents die. Men don't call when they say they will.
>
>But girlfriends are there, no matter how much time and how many miles
>are between you. A girlfriend is never farther away than needing her can
>reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley, and you have to walk
>it for yourself, your girlfriends will be on the valley's rim, cheering
>you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf,
>and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will
>even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you
>out.
>
>My daughter, sister, sisters-in-law, mother-in-law, nieces, cousins,
>extended family, and friends bless my life! The world wouldn't be the
>same without them, and neither would I.
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