--- title: Why We Should Be Friends description: Need a friend? Abby Watts will give you 10 reasons why she thinks you two are perfect for each other! image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-we-should-be-friends-F.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2018/06/22/why-we-should-be-friends/#) # Why We Should Be Friends Jun 22, 2018 11:00:03 AM  |  by [Abby Watts](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/abby-watts) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-we-should-be-friends-F.jpg) [!["Why we should be friends" by Abby Watts (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-we-should-be-friends.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/why-we-should-be-friends.jpg) Photo by Becca Tapert on [Unsplash.com](https://unsplash.com/photos/u5e1kqW6E3M); CC0 Public Domain[/caption] I think you and I should be friends. Why? ... because I love the convenience of online shopping until I have to get up to get my wallet. ... because some days are a win simply because I got the clothes into the dryer before they started to smell bad. ... because I, too, order the obligatory water and then neglect to take a single sip until the end of the meal (and that’s only so the server doesn’t have to carry a full glass away while rolling her eyes). ... because I can count on more than one hand the number of times I’ve remembered the birthday candles but forgotten the matches (why can’t someone in this family smoke!?). ... because throwing away the cooking instructions makes me immediately forget how to make even the simplest food. ... because we both know every time a sock goes missing from the dryer it comes back as a Tupperware lid. ... because I cannot resist telling everyone when my dress has pockets. ... because I rock back and forth in church even when I'm not holding a baby. ... because some days I think, "I'm pretty good at this!" and then the next I'm in the bathroom crying. ... because we both know that parenting means you lose your mind but you find your soul. Should we get together for brunch next Sunday? That might not be possible, but we *can* pray for one another, that in these years when we are juggling so much life, we can love to the best of our ability, remember what’s important, and keep a sense of humor. And I’m pretty sure that automatically makes us forever friends. ### Why do you think we should be friends? --- *Copyright 2018 Abby Watts* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F22%2Fwhy-we-should-be-friends%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F22%2Fwhy-we-should-be-friends%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F22%2Fwhy-we-should-be-friends%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Why%20We%20Should%20Be%20Friends) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F22%2Fwhy-we-should-be-friends%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2018%2F06%2F22%2Fwhy-we-should-be-friends%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Abby Watts](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/Contriubutors/ABBY%20WATTS.jpeg) ### [Abby Watts](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/abby-watts) Abby Brundage Watts is a mother of two little boys. Since January of 2008 she has hosted The Big, Big House Morning Show on Spirit FM 90.5, the radio ministry of the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg in Florida. The show mixes inspiration, humor and family fun (and great music of course)! You can hear Abby every weekday 6-10am, EST and online at [www.myspiritfm.com](http://www.myspiritfm.com). She also is the co-creator of the podcast, Perhaps This Is the Moment. 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