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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was friends with a half dozen other moms with kids my age. They watched each other's kids, drove us places, got together for holidays every year. I have pictures of myself with these kids every year of my life and I'm still in touch with most of them. Any one of the moms could (and did) scold me: they were my substitute parents not just playdate hosts. After we kids all launched, the moms helped each other through illness, divorce, elder care issues, and now their own aging concerns. I had local grandparents and aunts active in my childhood, too, but these friends were our village. [/quote]
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