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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again - I will say that when my mother was dying, her “mom friends” of 40 years were the ones still with her. I think most friendships arise situationally - school or college friends, work friends, neighbor friends, mom friends. Some carry on past the situation and others don’t. I’m not sure if you can know in advance which endure. And I’m not even sure if it’s always significant which ones do. Life happens. 
We’re all flawed, too. And see each other’s flaws and annoying traits. I don’t feel like we have perfect friends. I think of that quote from the movie - Stand By Me:
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

I feel like high school graduation is also a big change for parents in many ways with a lot of uncertainties and this is one of them. 
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It's interesting that you mentioned your mom's mom friends, because it made me smile about my mom.  She had a tight group of mom friends (from my brother's friends, women she knew from when he was in Kindergarten) that endured until she died as well.  One of those mom friends went with her to doctors' appointments when she was diagnosed with cancer, drove her to and from treatments, kept a binder with medical notes for her.  The others brought her meals and sat with her, laughing as well as listening during a difficult and scary time.  It was truly special.

I have a couple of mom friends from my DS, we got close when our boys were in 10th grade, and we've stayed somewhat in touch as our sons are now rising college seniors.  We'll get together for dinner once a year, we text birthday greetings, but it's definitely nothing like what my mom experienced.  [/quote]

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