Nina Totenberg Speaks at MHC Commencement
I love speaking at women’s schools because I know what the friendships that you have made will mean to you in life. It’s not that men aren’t often wonderful friends, and I hope for each of you that your BEST friend will be your husband or significant other. But there is something very special about women friends … an identity, a connection, even a salvation. Sometimes they will notice things about your life that you have not. They will remind you that your mate always gets cranky when you go away on business and warn you not to overreact. They will help you get through the loss of a parent or loved one. They will go shopping with you, laugh at a ridiculous-looking dress, and goop on new glamour with you at the makeup counter. They will make sure that you are not alone when loneliness is the enemy, and YOU will be able to do the same for them.