My three closest mom friends and I used to be so supportive of each other when our kids were little, but now that they're in middle school our parenting philosophies have diverged dramatically and our group texts have become minefields. We're all trying to pretend we still agree about everything when we clearly don't.
More people experience this than they realize.
Women who bonded over shared struggles are discovering they have fundamentally different values, but don't know how to stay close across the differences.
“Where Are You with Belonging and identity — who belongs here?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.