After the interaction at Panera , I knew how to fix a book I’d been struggling to complete. I decided to focus on three different middle-aged best friends from three different walks of life. One would be a successful working mom, one a enthusiastic stay-at-home mom, and one a successful business woman who is child-free by choice. Their commonality was this sense of being pushed aside and fighting back against the stereotype perpetuated by both men & women.