Written by Lee
Recently, I was at a birthday party for a friend’s daughter who was turning six. I didn’t know many of the other moms at the party so I did what I usually do in that kind of situation. I wandered aimlessly trying to help out at the arts and crafts table, I watched the kids jump in the bouncy house, I consoled my girls when they were body-slammed in the bouncy house, and I did my best to start up a meaningful conversation with a few of the other moms.
As I sat alone in a chair outside watching the kids play, two moms stood near me and started...