Tag: friendship

“Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same...

I am not good at making new friends. I’m pretty good at being a friend. The friends I do have, I keep. But putting myself...

Steph and Laura chat about everything from "mom dating" to a post on tips and tricks for finding and making mom friends from our Sister Site, Cincinnati Mom Collective.

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But I think you’d be surprised there are ways to help and love a friend in need without taking all day to make a gourmet meal, or watching someone’s kids for a week straight.

Let’s be the moms that start this movement. Let’s be the moms that show our kids the grace that other people need. Let’s be the moms the other moms can count on.

Those mom friends who cleaned my house? They saved me from the brink. They kept me from sinking deep. We need to show up, moms. Our acts of kindness may be what our friends need to breathe another day. Let’s show up together.

This season of motherhood can be daunting. The days are long. Patience runs thin. Free time is rare, and the effort to connect with friends is sometimes more energy than what is left in the tank at the end of the day.

She needed my love and friendship, my advocacy, and my empathy. I learned that this was really all you can do for your friends. She promised me that it was enough. I hope it was.

Yes, you - precious mom friend trying to hold it together today. Yes, you - my other dear pal trying to balance life without kiddos. You both are so special to me. We all have so much in common, and yet so much not in common. No worries, my lovelies, I will not pretend to know what it is like to be you, I will not pretend that I know what it’s like to be in your shoes. For the sake of our autonomy as women, I cannot. I will not.