– That you can’t choose your own nickname
– That I don’t have to spend all of your time and energy on a quest to “find myself”
– The miraculous powers of the strapless bra
– How to say something without actually saying it
– That not everybody hears what you say without actually saying it
– That some people interpret everything literally
– How not to spill your drink in a crowd
– The people you love the most are the people who can hurt you the most
– That favorite colors and favorite animals are important
– How to brew real chai tea
– That the one time you really, really shouldn’t forward an e-mail from the boy you like to your best friend for critique and/or swooning is when the boy has belittled the best friend in the content of that e-mail
– How to fish for a compliment
– How to be a tease
– To fold laundry straight out of the dryer
– That really good sex only happens with the right person
– Not to end a sentence with a preposition
– How to love selflessly
– How to mix a strong drink
– That knowing someone and understanding someone and accepting someone and loving someone are all different things
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