As we continue on this journey called life, we meet people who leave imprints on our hearts and some just don’t come close. As we mature, we realise who the people are that really matter and we try to make every effort to ensure that they know just how important they are. We go from having dozens of friends at a certain point in our lives to having one or two close friends that we hold near and dear to us. Our lives are spoken for most times once we are married with children, and apart from the downtime we take for ourselves every now and then, we practically have no other time to make an effort in our friendships.
So apart from the fellow married mum’s that I am friends with, its very difficult for single friends to understand just why I cannot meet with them at the drop of a hat and as a result, I don’t think I have any single friends. It is easier to befriend and maintain friendships with my fellow school mum’s and the whole 3 friends I have managed to retain over the years whom are all mum’s as well. Sharing the same interests does help, but most often than not, its sharing the experiences we seem to go through together within our marriages and that of our children that maintain our close bonds. And in saying that, the friendships are more of a sisterhood that will last a lifetime 
