THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN AT 13 by Sonja Reynolds

There are things I feel every female should be taught as they grow into young women, things they will value their entire lives. It would seem like common sense that the most important and especially sensitive things females should know would come from the females closest to them. But sometimes, that just doesn't happen and the information comes from people you meet on your journey through life. I've had some wonderful female mentors, teachers, friends and role models over the years who've helped me through things only another female can. With the use of technology, especially cell phones, people have lost some basic communication skills over the years. Many people don't even like to talk, they would rather text or send an email. But so much is lost in translation with these methods. My belief is that young people truly want to be guided, even though they may act like they don't and rebel and fight against it at times. But when they don't get this guidance at all, or see that...