Have you ever felt misplaced, misunderstood, or isolated from other women? I have, and it hurts. Even those with whom I would never have expected, women at my church, have sometimes left me out. Of course, it wasn’t their intention to do this, but the sting of not being considered or invited to a social event made me feel misplaced and forgotten.

Treat others as you want to be treated. Simple right? Sort of…I mean it’s super simple when your friends and acquaintances are getting along. I’m a grown woman with 3 small children and in the last 10 years I have seen and heard more drama than all my middle school, high school and college years combined. Granted most would say I was sheltered growing up because I went to a Christian school and hung out with the same group of kids most of my life but when did our society start thriving off of drama?

I still remember the day when my best friend and I broke up. I should have seen it coming. Uninvited events. Distant text messages. She moved on from our friendship, but I wasn't sure why?