12 Major Firsts

12 Major Firsts in Every Woman's Life

1. Losing your virginity. But even bigger: your first orgasm with someone else in the bed
2. The first time you get on a plane because someone far away needs you
3. The first time you realize that you dont have to plead, make a scene or even have a good reason - you can just say no
4. The day you find and use your personal Tear Suppression Device at work
5. The first time you step on a scale and think : I'm fine
6. The first time you scare the bejeezus out of yourself and love it
7. Your first public speaking triumph (yes, it will happen someday!)
8. The first time you take your sweetheart home to meet your parents...
9. ... and have silent sex in your old room
10. Crossing the finish line of your first marathon - the running kind, the work kind or the emotional kind
11. The first time you turn on your heel and walk away from a bad-for-you thing
12. The first time you realize there's someone you would run into a burning building to save

(source : Glamour December 2006)