Coffee, Tea Or None Of These

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I have come to understand a simple truth:

 

Women need other women in their life.

 

It takes a woman to understand a woman and the complexity we share called hormonal emotions.

 

It was Erma Bombeck who said that the way to marital success was for the bride to have many girlfriends. How very true.

 

Girlfriends have a way of uplifting our moods like no one else. I can think of many occasions where a fellow sister came to my rescue, gathering all my shreds of dignity and making me smile through a difficult time.

 

Of course, it can go the other way, too. Women are known to be very catty, but we stay away from those and keep our cards very close to our chest. We're talking about women who encourage other women by just being there.

 

Just yesterday, Emily and I were in Auto Zone being served by a young woman. We laughed, more like giggled, the entire time. During those few moments, we have discovered she is a mom of two who recently needed the same adjustment done on her own car as I did. Plus, her car was even messier, because her children, aged 2 and 5, took over her vehicle with all of their toys.

 

There is no way that a man would have informed us of all that data. Only another woman understood why my car looked the way it did. She has been there and done that.

 

This week alone seems to be filled with more "blahs" than "ahs". As work began on Monday, the long faces filed in one by one. We just looked at each other and understood. Life is hard, filled with so many ups and downs, we need to support each other during the downs.

 

By the end of the night, we confided in one another all the deeds that happened to us, even the good ones. That's a great friend. That Erma Bombeck, she knew what she was talking about.

 

Have a Blessed day everyone.