Erin, I can relate as well. It is an odd time of life with some interesting friendship challenges. Our families do need us. I like your thoughts on trying to be a friend before expecting others to do that for you. I want to follow that example as well. In the end, it’s probably a season of life challenge for some of us.

Thanks for sharing, Rebecca. I am sorry for your experience. To me, a tribe is important because women are innately social creatures (even the introverts) and social interaction has been proven to be good for one’s mental and emotional state, both of which can be tenuous when raising little humans. One only has to refer to the old adage that it takes a village to raise a child to know that peers are important to one’s self-preservation. Now I am not sure that in today’s society that a village is possible or practical but perhaps a small hamlet would be nice.

Thanks for reading and sharing, Angela. I am sure that there are probably a lot of us but, from the outside, it is difficult to see. It’s great that we now live in a time where we can be and do lots of things, but it can also be isolating because we have no one place to belong. Good luck in your mom tribe!