A friend is having a weekend break on her own for the first time in a decade, and she asked if she could visit me. I now realise it's because I can offer her a break with no children or talk of children. I am just excited as it means I get a chance to make dirty martinis.
I needed to read this today, thank you!
When a very dear friend had a baby (4 years before I did) I crocheted a blanket. 4 years later I learned that crocheted blankets aren’t safe for babies. (She was lovely about it and said she used it for the pram!) And oh, how I missed Brie in pregnancy! 🤤
Kate - in years to come, the friends you truly love, even if parenting has reduced your contact over the years, will have kids who have flown the nest and they will be pleased to renew and deepen that friendship again.
This strongly chimes with me! Wife & I don't & won't have kids, but so many mates do nowadays. ('cos we're all around 40) Was recently invited to a 1-year-old's birthday party and dreaded it as I everyone else there would be a parent and i'd feel odd. un/fortunately, I was sick and couldn't go. 😬
This is a really good article. Unfortunately we had the opposite experience (we were the only ones in our friendship group to have children), and it's definitely no fun being the odd one out.