Azadeh ’ [name_f]Zee[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Shirin[/name_f] Hendizadeh [6] knows [name_m]Mats[/name_m] through [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] as they attend kindergarten together. The girls are close with each other but also have a few more members from their class in their friendship circle, [name_f]Emi[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] who joined the group after mentioning that one of her aunts has the same name as [name_f]Mariel[/name_f]. Wennie [name_m]Golding[/name_m], who was already close with [name_f]Emi[/name_f] due to her father, [name_u]Adair[/name_u], being best friends with Emi’s late father, [name_u]Leon[/name_u], who passed away from lung cancer. And [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] Watterson, who won the girls over with her killer ‘restaurant’ pretend play.
The three girls often have playdates together, usually at one another’s homes by either Zee’s parents, [name_f]Kat[/name_f] and [name_m]Mats[/name_m], Tianna’s Parents, sometimes her elder siblings, such as [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and her husband, [name_u]Wilson[/name_u], or even [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_u]Kade[/name_u] (Though the girls do enjoy when [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] watches over them as they adore her children, [name_f]Bri[/name_f] and [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] are a lot of fun! However they haven’t seen much of the Furness family as they have a newborn baby at the moment), [name_u]Adair[/name_u], or [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f].
Though [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] has taken a bit of a step back from hosting duties for a similar reason to [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] as she’s currently nine months pregnant with Emi’s little brother, [name_u]Leon[/name_u] Jr/Leo/L.J. (Sabrina hasn’t settled on exactly what they’ll be calling him yet), named for his father [name_u]Leon[/name_u] who passed away from lung cancer before [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] even knew she was pregnant.
Since [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and [name_f]Zee[/name_f] are both only children they’re both amused by Emi’s impending promotion to big sister. The girls love to share new things with one another so [name_f]Emi[/name_f], like she introduced [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and [name_f]Zee[/name_f] to [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]Sinatra[/name_u], has been happy to talk about her baby brother and the preparations that her family has been getting into to get ready for his arrival. [name_f]Zee[/name_f] has also shared with her two best friends aspects of her life embedded in Persian culture as she was born to Persian-American parents. [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] has also participated in the sharing by teaching the girls some of the moves that her mother taught her.
Lately in order to help out when neither Mariel’s parents, Zee’s parents, or [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] are able to take the girls but they’re still begging to hang out, Emi’s aunts, the previously mentioned [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] or [name_u]Darcey[/name_u] have been taking the girls out for playdates. Mariel’s own kids, [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], and [name_f]Polly[/name_f], or her Ommer [name_f]Cori[/name_f], also occasionally tag along as well. So far their adventures have been nothing but fun, and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] is very thankful to have such a dedicated support system. She only wishes that she could provide some of that same kind of support to her friend and mutual connection with [name_m]Mats[/name_m], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] who’s due with her first child quite soon as well. Though she knows that [name_u]Adair[/name_u] will be a great help to his sister.
Zee’s tight knit group of friends and caretakers know better than anybody that it takes a village, and they all certainly love their village.
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] Kellerman, [name_f]Kat[/name_f], [name_u]Kameron[/name_u], [name_u]Wilson[/name_u], [name_u]Mayson[/name_u], [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_u]Leon[/name_u] Sr, [name_u]Leon[/name_u] [name_m]Jr[/name_m], and [name_f]Cori[/name_f] were all created by me 
[name_f]Emi[/name_f], [name_u]Adair[/name_u], [name_f]Tressa[/name_f], was made by @CherryBomb50
[name_u]Darcey[/name_u], [name_u]Kade[/name_u], [name_f]Bri[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] were made by @kitkatcookie
Wennie was created by @wandering_willow
(and if i forgot anyone, i’m so sorry ily!)