Support club contd

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Support club contd.

I talked about support club yesterday and I am continuing it because we, women, need it very much. In school and college we have our group of friends, we share our crushes, gossip about other girls and hear stories of heart break. We help each other in studies and those days of periods coming. 

Most of these friendships fade when we get married or move away. We make new friends and try to keep old ones too in our life. But it’s after we hit forty, we need our support group more and more. Pains of motherhood, problems at work, marital stress and depleting hormones all come at the same time and we are overwhelmed. In late forties comes menopause bringing with it a roller coaster of mood swings, hot flashes and irritability. Men at home don’t understand even if they know and here’s where we must have our support group. 

Believe me, I wouldn’t have come through many downs in my life if it hadn’t been for my girl friends. Each of my friends plays a different role in my life. One I pour my heart out, another is there if I have an idea, another to give me plain truth even when I don’t like hearing it. There is one with always positive things to say. For me they all make a beautiful bouquet to fill my life with their fragrance. 

As my friend Lalita says if we can help a friend, we must. Thank you. Many in my WhatsApp group have become friends and though we may not meet very frequently, they still are valuable. Thank you all. 

I am so glad to have such wonderful friends. 

I hope you have a great support club too. Cherish it. 

So be it !!!