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Where did you meet your most recent mom friend?
I began to notice how lonely I felt after returning to the daily grind of life as a working mom.
Here's how (and why it's so important)
Who are your #onthewayfriends?
Praise for a job well done, whatever that job is.
The idea that I might call someone a good friend and not know all her siblings' names, her college major or her natural hair color seemed preposterous. But then I became a mom, and those details were overshadowed by information that relates either directly or indirectly to people's kids
The power of having a village is real.
"Going through this as a single mom has been a lot. It's exhausting. But now I don't feel so alone," shares Jaiden Cowley.
Our arrangement goes beyond that of roommates. We're genuinely leaning on each other; when one of us has more capacity than the other, she tags in.
My stroller was my ticket to freedom in those early months of motherhood. It gave me a sense of protection and with its help, I believed I could do it—I could get out of our house and find success, not feel like a total disaster.
There is no one else, not even my adoring partner, who understands the emotional roller coaster that is daily life with small children.
If they work for sleazy guys in bars, we can use them too.
5 ways connecting with other moms can be beneficial.
8. We accept. We love. We recognize that we are all different and we need each other so. very. badly.
Long coffee talks will return —but it’s OK the meantime is filled by these precious, fleeting “Mommy” years
Creating a village for you and your child when family lives far away.