“ “The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas…nobody where I grew up ever acted… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ Foreword As a true blue Southern girl I have often wondered…if preppies could have their own handbook…why not us? And now… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ It is a special vanity of Southern women to believe that they are different from other American women.” -Sharon McKern, author… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“While Dixieland men may have struggled with a language inferiority complex, the opposite is true of Southern women. We’ve always known our… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ grits \’grits\n: 1: acronym for Girls Raised in The South 2: an increasingly popular expression associated with the enviable attributes of… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Anyone who’s spent time below the Mason-Dixon line knows this truth: Southern women are anything but ordinary. Our unique, often unspoken code… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Southerners have a lot to be proud of. We have survived, and we have overcome. Southern women, especially, have learned to be… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ “Do Southerners laugh at different things than Northerners do? Yes, I say--Northerners.” Roy Blount, Jr., Roy Blount’s Book of Southern Humor” — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary blues \’blüz\ n: nothing but a good man singing about hardship, sorrow, and the things he’s done wrong--but sake’s alive, they make… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ “In the South, football is confused with religion, chivalry, the Civil War, and women.” -Diane Roberts, The Quotable South ” — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “If you don’t make fun of yourself, somebody is going to do it for you.” -Martie Maguire,… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ A Grits girl treated without TLC may end up a PMS…a Precious Moody Southerner! ” — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ If the sweet lilt of a soft Southern accent isn’t music to the ears, we just don’t know what is. Music isn’t just… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ Redneck Rules of Etiquette • To avoid bruising wine as you decant it, make sure to tilt the paper cup. • Your centerpiece… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #13: If anyone tries to tell you a Southern girl shouldn’t drink, just tell them the truth: we don’t drink,… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #39: It’s been said that love makes the world go round. That may be true, but friendship keeps the world… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“If you’re single and you’re not having the greatest fun of your life, it’s high time to reassess your priorities. It may be hard… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ “The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas…nobody where I grew up ever acted like that.… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary hillbilly \’hil-,bi-lē\ n: a derogatory term that refers to people living in the next county or town; alternate forms include redneck, cracker,… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
