Age, and wisdom, have made me exceptionally cautious about the people I invite into my personal space. Not everyone is allowed access to my private life and those invited are usually vetted for some time before I feel comfortable enough to welcome them in. Recently I became acquainted with a group of women who I’ve been able to spend much time with. I was open to the possibilities of new friendships and bonds being formed. But women being women, it soon became clear that things were not as picture perfect as they first appeared. And women being women it took no time at all for the claws to come out, for jealousy to flare, and the possibility of any enduring friendships to come to a swift and screeching halt. After witnessing some seriously bad behavior I, and another in that little clique, were accused of our own bad behavior. The accuser cast a shadow on our integrity while smiling in our faces the entire time. Our behavior was deemed conduct unbecoming to anyo