It’s Hard to Make Mom Friends; Try Anyway
Growing up, it was extremely difficult for me to make friends. I wasn’t smart enough for the smart kids, athletic…
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Growing up, it was extremely difficult for me to make friends. I wasn’t smart enough for the smart kids, athletic…
Continue ReadingIt may have happened two decades ago, but I recall in vivid detail the day my best friend decided to…
Continue ReadingTears streamed down my face as I pressed my hand into my best friend's chest. The sheer terror and adrenaline…
Continue ReadingThis text chat group. It’s all the big things. All the little things. All the mom things. The chosen family…
Continue ReadingI sheepishly called my new-er friend. “Hi, Addy, I don’t want to be a bother, so if you’re busy, don’t…
Continue ReadingIt’s easy for a 9-year-old to become overwhelmed by the excitement of a busy birthday party—that is all the more…
Continue ReadingI am writing this at the hospital bedside of my dad, who just had quadruple bypass surgery, feeling endless gratitude…
Continue ReadingDear fellow playgroup mom, I don't know if it is my place to say this. I don't know if you…
Continue ReadingFrom my teen years into my late 20s, I was the friend people would come to when they needed something—and…
Continue ReadingI can count on one hand the number of close friends I have. I have never been popular and have…
Continue ReadingFriendships in motherhood hold a unique and treasured place, distinctly different from any we've experienced before. The ones we meet…
Continue ReadingI made my first mom friend at six weeks postpartum. I was pushing our son in his brand-new stroller not…
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