"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
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"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
It's the hardest job in the world...and the most judged. Is there a stigma to the stay-at-home-mom? Do they feel it? What do they say when people ask what they do? I will admit, I used to judge them. Then... I admired them. Now, I just want to understand them. What's it really like for stay-at-home moms? I talk to three of them in the middle of their days. Not just about what they're doing...how they're feeling. Are they happy? Are they fulfilled? The answers are not as cut and dry as anyone ...
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"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
