5 Things a Girl Should Know
By: Ashley Russell

Ever sit back and think “My goodness, no one ever told me I should know how to do this or that.” I have, and therefore, I wanted to let my female readers know The 5 Things a Girl Should Know. Now these 5 things are not the dyer things in life like how to choose the right bra or how to find your soul mate. But these are simple rules that women must know.

•  How to buy the right shampoo. If you have some type of special treatment done to your hair, they make a shampoo for you! Shampoo is like an antibiotic--eventually your hair gets immune to it, and it does not work as well. So change your shampoos and change them often. Instead of buying the same one every time because it is your favorite, try to experiment on every other bottle. Then, when you run out the experimental shampoo buy your favorite again. Alternate between favorite and experiments until you find several that you like. Then just switch for every other bottle.

•  Why you should not lie about your shoe size. You may end up one day with a wedding ring to big and shoes that hurt your feet. It is a known fact that your shoe size is your ring size. So do not act like, oh guys like smaller feet and tell your boyfriend a smaller size because your engagement ring will not fit. If you really like a guy, you will eventually have to tell the truth, so starting your relationship truthfully is the best way to go.

•  BFF-here today, gone tomorrow. We all have friends that we'd rather not have. The important part about friendship, though, is that we all need someone to trust. Once teenagers get out of high school, they often separate, but everyone in high school has secrets that they need to share with someone. Even after a friendship has ended, the good times together will always be remembered, so do not think that you will not get hurt if you isolate yourself. A good friendship is the

essence of life, so find someone you can trust, and make a friend. Even after a friendship is over, good times had will feed your spirit. “True friendship is sitting together, in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you have ever had”.

•  Yes, he is your dad. Have you ever thought of how similar your boyfriend is to your father? That sounds creepy, but the fact is that girls look for boys who act like their fathers, although it is mostly subconscious. It is because we look up to our fathers and see what we like in a man, a husband, and a father. Didn't your Daddy always protect you? Isn't that how you want your husband to be like that one day, too? Remember when your daddy would hug you so tight he would take your breath away? The man you end up with will always take your breath away. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

•  Why Barbie is not always right . Do not try to make yourself be a “Magazine Barbie.” Barbie is not real, so don't try to be her. If you told your plastic surgeon to make you a Barbie replica, he would have to make you seven feet tall with a ten inch waist and a forty-two inch bust. You would break in half when you sneezed. Normal people don't think that's hot because it's not. So next time you think “I'm not skinny enough or pretty enough,” think about the only people who like Barbie—six-year-olds and chew-happy dogs. You are a great person. You will love yourself a lot more if you just be who you are, not Barbie.