When my brother passed away in January, so many friends asked what they could do. They took me for drinks, watched my kids, brought me wine/dinner/etc. We had a private service for him, so many friends wanted to do something to help me cope since they wouldn't be at his service. Since grief is not new to me, I knew what I would need - once all the chaos slowed down, and people returned to normal, I wanted to "get away" with my girlfriends and be real. Real tears, real talk, real laughter...just a time to gather 'round my peeps - minus kids - and just have FUN.
And we did.
We ate cupcakes.
We laughed. We laughed A LOT.
We watched a movie - a WHOLE NON-CARTOON MOVIE. I even stayed awake for the whole thing.
Then, I slept so peacefully (though we went to bed late, and my natural alarm clock now goes off so early. Darn kids).
If you have a friend who is going through anything hard, check on them even if you think things are okay. If you can, kick your kids and hubby out (in a nice way, of course) then get on your pajamas, open some wine, indulge in some goodies, and just laugh.
Mom life is already tough so when there is a crisis too, it's really suffocating at times. For the first time in two months, I felt really happy.
Thank you, sweet friends, for a fun night. I cannot wait until the next one.

Such a good friends you have :)
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