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Girlfriends

I am so excited! For the first time in my life I have girlfriends that I get to go out with on a regular basis and just chat (yeah, I know, a little late in life, but I’m actually just starting to "live." We’ll save that for another post, though!). We’re all Christian, spirit-filled moms (there’s six of us), and they started inviting me to get together with them in June. We just got together tonight and it was soooo refreshing.

I learned:

  • That Ashley isn’t the only clever twelve-year-old that pulls the shenanigans she tries to pull on a regular basis (as in—pretend she doesn’t know how to do something; then I tell her what the consequence will be if she doesn’t figure it out in a certain time period--because I’m 100% sure she knows, and then she suddenly “figures it out”).
  • Another mom struggles with controlling her urge to scream at her kids on a fairly regular basis (whew!)
  • Two of the moms scrapbook (yeah!)
  • One of them wants me to teach her French (cool!)
  • Another mom likes to invite people over when she makes a meal just to hear them go on and on about what a great meal it is. I just did that last night! :)


There’s something so gratifying about “not being the only one.” I always go home feeling more “normal” after our get-togethers, lol! I think that’s part of the reason I like blogs so much.

Comments

DonnaG said…
I wanna meet the mom who wants to learn French!
tjep said…
Good for you Carmela! I'm so glad you're finally getting to live! Isn't wonderful to see how perfectly "normal" you're life is when others share their lives! That's what I discovered in the Life Groups!
Anonymous said…
Sounds normal enough to me! I am pleased you found other women to relate to.. it IS important!

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