Be a Happy Mom for Other Moms

“What can I do for you?” we moms love to ask each other. As soon as the one answers the question, the other answers the call. Meals appear from thin air; playdates pop up like crop circles. We clean, we carpool, we listen, we brainstorm. We arrive early and stay late. If you’re like one of my mom-friends, you show up at dawn with a toddler, a baby, and pancake batter in hand, so that the other mother (i.e., me) can get some sleep — hours and hours of sleep — after surgery. A mom’s super-strength