Forming a Support Group

Monday, August 25, 2008, by Leigh Anne

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Amongst all the “getting ready for college” that we did this week we were able to squeeze in a few social events.

One night Cali and I gathered with a group of other college bound daughters and their mothers. As a result of the girl’s friendship, the mothers have become friends too. During our evening together the girls gathered in the family room and the moms gathered in the dining room.

I am not sure what the conversation was in the family room but in the dining room the mothers were sharing their concerns, apprehensions and excitement for their daughters and for themselves.

During the years we have known each other some of the women have undergone major life changes - three of them have been divorced, one widowed. Some of us work full time, some part time and others don’t work outside the home.

But one thing we discovered was that despite our differences we have a lot of the same needs - the need for friendship, support and love from other women.

In fact, we even decided to form a support group - gathering together once a month to enjoy being together, putting together care packages for our college girls and of course enjoying some good food!

One thing I was reminded of again this week during our dinner was that…

despite our differences women are more alike than they are different

I believe that all women need support from other women. When our daughters heard that we were forming a “support group” they laughed and thought we were silly.

But as I thought about it I realized - our daughters have formed a support group too. Through their use of Facebook, My Space, email, text messages, instant messaging they stay connected. They communicate with and support one another.

All women need support groups - no matter what their age. Whether your friends are next door or across the country we can support each other and stay connected through technology.

Several months ago my good friend Sherra and I were talking about this very topic - women supporting women and staying connected. During one of our many conversations the idea for an online community for women by women was born.

So today I’d love to invite you to visit our brand new online community

I hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch our short movie which will lead you to our new website and the story will unfold from there!

Every Woman Movie.com

Sherra and I would so appreciate it if you’d share this link with some of your girlfriends too! Help us grow our online community for woman by woman! We hope you’ll want to be a part of it.

Be sure and check out the Sunday Surprise post for a chance to win our first giveaway.

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