Finding Mom Friends Is Like Dating All Over Again

One of my best friends from high school came over the other morning. She's a mom, too, to an adorable 15-month-old. We spent a few hours watching our kids scatter toys across the living room and catching up on what's been going on in our lives for the past year.

Yes, year. We figured out the last time that we saw each other was right before she went back to work after her maternity leave. So it had been a while. Her son was an entirely different creature, walking now instead of barely having head control. She was different, too, more settled in her new home and dealing with an entirely different childcare situation.

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