Having friends outside of my life stage continues to prove very enriching. It's interesting to hear what they are thinking about / what problems they are facing. last night a friend was talking about how she's trying to parent her very independent 10 yr old son (without over-parenting). That made me think about what my mom might have been thinking when I was a very independent 10-year-old. I think that is a bud of empathy
next Tuesday, I am getting lunch with my friend who is a divorced mother of two, thats chic as fuck, and also i care about this person. we have little in common in terms of life stage, but also, sort of a lot in common
