When I was sitting next to a mom friend from the same apartment building at my daughter's piano recital, I was so engrossed in complaining about the hardships of being a single parent that she admonished me, saying, 'I'll listen to you more carefully tomorrow...' and later came to my room... My daughter experienced making a chiffon cake at a friend's house and wanted to make one for her dad too, but it was definitely too difficult for her to do alone, so my mom friend agreed to make it and bring it over...
