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What Do You Consider A ‘Friendship Killer’?
When a friend really disappoints or let you down, it can be a friendship killer. There’s no way to forgive or forget
My daughter feels like an outsider
A mom worries that her sophomore daughter feels like an outsider in high school
I have few friends and worry about my daughters’ friendships
A mother wonders whether she is responsible for her daughters not having friends.
Guest Post: Do childfree women have more friends?
Intuitively, it would seem that a woman without kids, childfree women, would have an abundance of free time, and therefore more hours to devote to friendships. But for several reasons, this is not necessarily the case.
A newish mother finds it hard to make new friends
Making new friends takes time, self-confidence, and creativity QUESTION Dear Irene, Friendships have become a sore point for me at this juncture in my life. I am in my 30s and have a lovely husband and toddler son. I used to work full time and hence, never really developed any friendships in my neighborhood. […]
A grown woman feels guilty she can’t be her mom’s best friend
Sometimes we have to come to terms with an imperfect mother and set boundaries to maintain a reasonable relationship. QUESTION Hi Irene, My mom and I have had a very complicated relationship. Even before my parents had an awful divorce 14 years ago (and they still can’t attend any events together), we butted heads. […]
Guest Post – A young mom takes stock of her friendships
By Lisa Shoreland Why does it seem like the further into adulthood one gets, the harder it is to establish and maintain friendships? As a kid, friendships begin as a simple exchange of a sentence or two on the playground. In junior and senior high school, the circle of friends evolves into groups of […]
Love my friend, not her problem child
QUESTION Hi, Irene. My husband and I are good friends with a couple and enjoy their company. However, they have a 5-year-old child who is completely unmanageable. He is mean to my daughter, violent toward other kids, loud, and demanding. The children of the other parents in our group of friends hate to be around […]
The etiquette of remaining friends with an ex-friend’s mom
QUESTION Dear Irene, I’ve been dealing with a painful friendship break-up but I’m actually happier now without my ex-friend. It was more of a one-sided friendship where I was always initiating get-togethers that rarely happened. I thought I’d moved on until she bumped into me on the street and said, "Hello, how are you?" […]
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