I spend almost as many vacation days on trips with my friends as with my family. I want my daughters to know the value of friendship.

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Vacation days are sacred. Since I'm married with two children, it might be easy to assume that I spend all of my time off with them, but I've found that I spend almost as much time off on trips with my girlfriends. That's not to say that I don't love time with my husband and kids, but I would never see my best friends if I didn't make an effort to see them.