To Old Friends and Virtual New Ones
I miss my girlfriends.
Our family’s move to Northern California has been challenging, as most moves generally are. Now that the initial hubbub of fixing up our house (we installed new bamboo floors ourselves—crazy) and unpacking is over (mostly), we’re left with our routine. Routine is comforting and familiar, but there’s something missing. And that would be our friends.
Sure, my husband has met people through law school, and I’ve met other mothers though parent-toddler groups, but we just haven’t, you know, “bonded” with anyone yet. And because we haven’t felt close enough to anyone to speak of what we’ve gone through as a family (i.e., cancer), we have this feeling of being a bit closeted about who we truly are. More…
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