So this mommy group got me thinking – how incredibly amazing would it be to have a mommy group where you were actually all good friends first? Like if all my girlfriends had babies right now we would finally have the time – and a good excuse – to hang out all day, take long afternoon strolls, organize baby play dates and mommy gossip sessions in the park. It would be just like college except we’d be changing the occasional diaper instead of going to the occasional class. How great would that be?

Unfortunately, though many of my girlfriends have gotten hitched, few have babies. And as great as it would be for us all to have babies at exactly the same time, life is notoriously difficult to plan (I’m still waiting for the former.) So i’m not holding my breath for this fantasy mommy group just yet. But a girl can dream, right? It also doesn’t stop me from ‘encouraging’ (some may call it nagging, but you say potatoe i say potato) my friends to hurry up and get knocked up.

“Tamara, long time no see! But what’s even longer is how long it’s taking you guys to get pregnant!”

“Erin – nothing heals a broken foot like a baby. I should know!”

“Maggie, how’s the music production business? Why don’t you and Jason get busy and produce some babies?”

Now that I’ve joined this great club, naturally I want to recruit all my girls. Every one of them would make an amazing mother. And I can’t wait for them to experience the joy of parenthood, if sometimes for selfish reasons. And I’m sure they all will, in their own time.

But like I used to say in college, a little peer pressure never hurt anyone.