Driving – Trust me, you don’t want to be in situations where you constantly have to rely on people to drive you places.
Changing a tire -Sis, have you ever had a flat tire and you are COMPLETELY ALONE with no soul whatsoever to help you out? No? Just wait.
Swimming – Survival skills 102.
How to communicate – Bruh, you see all those failed relationships of yours romantic and/or platonic👀? Check yourself.
Self-defence – Sisters, friends. If you are a woman. If you are a black woman living on planet earth, you have got to learn how to defend yourself in any and all ways.
How to save and budget – Money doesn’t disappear, you just really really suck at watching what you spend.
Discipline – Without it, you will achieve nothing in life.
How to stand up for yourself – Because you and you alone are your greatest defender.
How to do laundry – Unless you’re trying to get a maid sis.
How to talk to people in person – I know, I know. You’d rather text or talk over the phone. The most you can stomach is a video call but you can’t avoid in-person meet-ups for the rest of your life.
How to sit with rejection – Maybe don’t plan their murder just yet. Not everyone will want you. Not for jobs, not to date and so on. You’re not for everyone and that’s okay.
How to be independent – Girl, don’t let co-dependency be the death of you)
How to negotiate – Most things you want in life, you gotta fight for it. Most of those fights involve negotiation.
How to eat healthy – Mummy isn’t here to force you to eat your vegetables anymore love. Grow up and take care of you, for you.
How to sleep – Yeah you gotta grind, you gotta hustle, you gotta make the doe but sis you can’t do ALL that if you fall on your ass. Rest. Your body needs it.
As much tech-savvy stuff you can learn – We live in a digital world. More and more every day our lives move to a digital space, in a decade or so, you would struggle if you aren’t at the very least, passably tech-savvy.
Having a work-life balance – I know you want to lie in that bed all day but sis, you gotta eat. So get up and work! For our workaholic sisters👀- RELAXXXX, RELAXXXX. Ahh ahh.
How to be gentle with people’s feelings – You gain absolutely nothing by being a bitch
How to be comfortable alone – You live alone, go out alone, grocery shop alone, go to the movies alone and so on and you’re okay with that. If you can’t sit with you, who do you expect to?
