The author (right) poses with two of her friends after seeing an afternoon matinee in NYC Courtesy of Jennifer Beck Goldblatt. Instead of grabbing dinner, a few of my girlfriends and I took an afternoon off to hang out. As a working mom, the novelty of being somewhere different on a weekday afternoon felt special. Seeing a Broadway matinee gave us something rare: a few hours when no one needed anything from us. A few weeks ago, a friend dropped a link in our mom text group asking if anyone wan