This article was published in The Huffington Post, on Friday. May 11, 2012. To view the article there go to http://www.michelehunt.blogspot.com My mother and daughter are my best friends. We are three grown women who share a beautiful, unshakable bond. Our life journey is a testimony that a mother can be a parent, and a friend. I have never understood the rational that mothers should not be friends with their daughters (or their sons). Who else can our daughters trust to have their best interest in mind? Who else will tell them the brutal truth, knowing the wrath that will follow? Mothers are in a unique position to create safe, inviting environments for our daughters to share their fears, troubles, and mistakes, as well as their hopes and dreams – if we choose to do so. My mother lost her mom when she was only seven; she had to learn how to be a mother, and contrary to most of her peers, she made a conscious decision to be a friend to her daughter. Mom is a quiet, reserved