Galit Breen is a Minnesota writer. On any given day she can be found juggling three kids, one husband, one puggle, and her laptop. Galit has had essays published in several anthologies, is the editor of Pens and Paint, a series anthology of children’s poetry and artwork, and co-directs Listen to Your Mother, Twin Cities. Galit is a freelance writer for allParenting, Everyday Family, Mamalode Magazine, Soleil Moon Frye’s Moonfrye, SheKnows, and The Huffington Post blog. Galit blogs at These Little Waves and may or may not work for dark chocolate.The essay she wrote in My Other Ex starts at the end of a friendship breakup and tells about the humbling learning curve that comes with understanding her own role in abandoning a friendship.