I have taken up the habit of talking to myself when I'm alone. As I became a mom, suddenly most of my friends were moms as well. And us moms are...well, busy is an understatement, I'll just leave it at that. So I noticed pretty quickly how challenging it would be to maintain a close friendship with someone, as a busy mom. There was zero time for talking on the phone, because that meant my attention was turned towards an invisible person who my children would become EXTREMELY