Childfree by Choice vs Parents: How Money & Babies Impact Adult Friendship

Friendships change after someone becomes a parent. For both childfree by choice people and parents, a new child creates challenges to existing adult friendships. Why is making friends as an adult so hard? How can we nuture better friendships? How do we make friends as adults, and are kids a friend-killer?
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[@Jordè1222]

My girlfriends who don't have children are my children's godmoms. They really support me through these hard times. They rally around my family and really help and lift us up. I love my child free friends and they are really special in the hearts of my children. They make my kids feel so special. I ask them not to get the children gifts but they love to spoil them ❤ also I am sure to get their fur babies gifts here and there and make efforts to get to know their pups. It really breaks my heart to see the rift between mothers and child free because we can work together and support one another. Every life choice has benefits and negatives, I get overwhelmed sometimes and I'm sure childfree women probably feel lonely from time to time so let's work together to help eachother with thise feelings ❤

[@AWholeVibe96]

This!!!! As a CF and single woman, I enjoy my own company and rarely feel lonely. However, I also being the support system for other kids as much as I can.

[@stephonee]

Great points as usual, Kara! The part about having a *place* to gather that's affordable is so true. I'm coming at this from the "has small kids" angle and this has been such a struggle. Prior to having kids, I was the one hosting, planning things, running a charity fundraiser group from our home that many of our friends participated in. But once I gave up being the showrunner for the charity fundraiser and then got pregnant in the same year, it just dropped off. No one else stepped up as the new regular host for friend gatherings, and our home became a place that I don't feel comfortable hosting in (though hopefully we can improve that now that we've bought a new home, but for the past 7 years, our place was just too tiny with the kid(s) there).
Unfortunately, my schedule with kids has become such that I have to move heaven and earth just to make time for a Target run, let alone to spend time with anyone outside my household. Coordinating meeting up with another parent with kids ("mom friends") is often a nightmare of kids' schedules: which kid has which communicable illness this time, what crisis has popped up, etc. etc.

[@bravelygo]

Ah I'm so sorry no one else filled the gap! That fundraiser sounds great for the community and for continued gathering. And yes, the sick kids thing seems like such a nightmare to figure out for parents. I really sympathize!

[@89jessla]

Well summized!

[@bravelygo]

thank you!

[@luciadiaz9654]

Thank you for this video!

[@bravelygo]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad it resonated.

[@GosiaFurmanik]

Thank uuuu for this!

[@bravelygo]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@workwealthandtravel]

Great video! We would be great friends, lots of common themes in our content and mindset

[@bravelygo]

Always happy to have new pals :)

[@sukibean]

if we pay congress federal minimum wage, it would change. 😆

[@bravelygo]

I can definitely get behind that!