We've seen each other at our worst and that kind of stuff bonds women. Once you've shown your warts and flaws, there's no going back. If you haven't had the best day and those same friends still show up for you the next day, that's saying something. It would be exhausting and impossible to keep up a charade that we all have it together. So, it's all in the interest of realness. Mom friends see you in your natural state, even if that's frazzled and flailing. I take seriously the trust they've shown to be real and vulnerable in front of me, and vice versa. That kind of honesty has to be able to withstand different area codes.