Girls night out

Every one needs to get out with their buddies once in a while. For mommies, it's hard to get away. It used to be that my girlfriends and I met once a week. Now my hours away from the family are really limited, and usually one of us is working- it's hard to sinc up. Over the holidays we all worked too much from Thanksgiving to Christmas, then left to visit family and we haven't had time to visit each other. So we finally got together to catch up. Going out with them is like a breath of fresh air- it's rejeuvenating, relaxing, rejoicing. With the girls, we can all be ourselves. We can finally be off guard. What we say, what we see, who we are is acceptable- at least among ourselves. It's difficult to insult each other because we are so raw and forgiving of each others faults. It's even harder for us to shock each other. We call our dinners out 'therapy'. Just the three of us. No significant others, no new friends, no groups, no distractions, just us. We all bring something to the table and hear each other out. Lay it out and listen to each others advice. We waive our faults in the air, pointing our fingers and laughing as a group. We bring out each others skeletons for a little dance and a laugh. In that way, we wash away their sting. Afterwards, I'm tired from laughing and forgiven of my sins.