Invites Me To Use A Matching App...: A Mommy Friend

At first, I laughed. Me? Swiping? I’m more familiar with wiping noses than swiping right. My idea of a wild Friday night is the kids going to bed by 7:30 so I can eat cold pizza in peace.

“You need to get on this app.”

Not in a creepy way. In a “he understands why you just pulled a Hot Wheels car out of your bra” way. A guy who won’t panic when you cancel a date because of a 103-degree fever. Someone who gets that “Netflix and chill” means actually watching Bluey and passing out on the couch by 9:15. A Mommy Friend Invites Me to Use a Matching App...

She sold it with three words: “He has kids.” At first, I laughed

Yeah, her .

You know that one mommy friend—the one who has snack time down to a science, can fold a stroller one-handed, and always has an extra pack of wipes? The one who seems to have cracked the code on marriage, motherhood, and maintaining a semblance of sanity? I’m more familiar with wiping noses than swiping right

And honestly? My mommy friend might be onto something. Because if there’s anyone who knows what I actually need—not what I think I want—it’s the woman who hands me a coffee without asking and says, “You’ve got this.”