06/09/2026
I've spoken before about my network of mommy friends that I met online almost 2 decades ago.
We have gone through almost everything together. Marriage, divorce, second marriages, the death of a spouse, the death of a child, cancer, addiction, all of it.
And the reason that we all came together almost 2 decades ago was these precious babies that are about leave the nest. It's so crazy to watch the trajectory of a life from pregnancy, to birth, to elementary school-middle school-high school, and now off to college they go.
We started out together as a collective of pregnant online friends. And now, 18 years later, we're still creating our stories together and forming our legacies while our baby birds take flight.
It's bittersweet, but I love these women so much even if I don't see them as often as I should.
Happy graduation week to those mamas who have babies graduating in 2026, I see you. I love you. Look at what you did! You successfully raised that incredible human. You did great! I am sending you all the tear-stained hugs!
And buckle up and get ready to cry with me mamas who have soon-to-be seniors who are graduating in 2027. I've been on the watchful end of a graduation season for almost a decade now, and this is gonna be a wild ride. A wild, emotional ride. 💜🫶🏻