50 Things Every Woman Should Be Able To Do

Alright, I said I'd do it, even though there were some people who didn't like the man's list, I still made a woman's list

Though, I admit, I did take some liberties in the interpretation of the word "able." Sometimes it means "capable" and sometimes it means "allowed." You are just going to have to deal with that little idiosyncrasy... or not read it... I suppose that is always an option.

1. Own your own hammer and screwdriver- and know how to use them

2. Iron

3. Have the wedding that you want

4. Compliment a man on his ability to provide/survive/drive

5. Create your child's Halloween costumes

6. Change a flat

7. Call your father "daddy"

8. Make a dish that people ask the recipe for

9. Sew a button back on a shirt

10. Pretend like those heels aren't giving you a huge blister.

11. Braid and french braid

12. Call a mechanic/plumber/electrician

13. Know the general rules for each major sport- even if you don't like sports

14. Make a pity laugh that doesn't sound like a pity laugh

15. Cook ground beef well enough so that no one gets salmonella

16. Hang out with your girlfriends until really late at night without ever doing the thing you got together for.

17. Mini-golf like a pro

18. Make yourself look amazing for a party/gala/black tie event

19. Scream like a little girl when viciously attacked by(aka- "you see") a mouse, snake, and/or spider

20. Support your spouse's dreams

21. Believe in your own dreams.

22. Laugh until you cry

23. Marry someone who makes you laugh until you cry

24. Be a mom, if you want to... or a cool aunt if you don't... or a crazy cat lady... or stay far far away from children of any type if that's what floats your boat.

25. Eat a pint of ice cream in one sitting.

26. Own exercise videos that you never use.

27. Hook up a computer

28. Follow simple instructions

29. Enjoy at least one reality TV show you know you shouldn't

30. Be able to sing all the words to one (or more) of the following:  "It's Raining Men," "True Colors," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (yep, two Cyndi Lauper songs), "I Will Survive," "Love is a Battlefield," "Single Ladies," or "Somebody to Love"

31. Have an entire conversation with your spouse or best friend without words. (alternatively, have an entire conversation with only the words, "You know?!" "I know!" and "Right!?")

32. Bat your eyelashes coquettishly

33. Be angry without blaming it on hormones somehow

34. Be angry without someone else blaming it on hormones somehow

35. Self defense

36. Recognize when it's not about you... and when it is.

37. Tie a man's tie for them.Yes, they can probably do it themselves but there is just something about a girl doing it.

38. Refer to yourself as a girl no matter how old you are.

39. Give the "mom-look" (even if not a mom.)

40. Love someone with everything you've got.

41. Have a "secret admirer" (*not* a stalker.)

42. Cry when you need to

43. Take criticism with grace

44. Host a party

45. Be a homemaker or a career woman without having to justify your choices

46. Have someone who will remind you that you are beautiful on days when you forget

47. Make a friendship bracelet

48. Be able to recognize sarcasm/teasing so as to not get your feelings hurt by it

49. Listen

50. Make a list like this that is probably somehow deeply offensive to someone and be forgiven, because I didn't mean to offend you.