Friends Mom Portable -

But somewhere between high school and adulthood, the dynamic shifts. She stops being just an authority figure and starts becoming... a person.

Here is what I’ve learned from my unofficial "second mom": friends mom

I spent last Saturday afternoon at my friend Mark’s parents’ house. Mark was running late (classic Mark), so I sat on the back porch with his mom, Diane. Fifteen years ago, I would have been awkwardly scrolling through my phone. This time, we talked. But somewhere between high school and adulthood, the