Tag: mothers
Outgrowing mom friends: What would you do?
Should mom friends hang on to an unsatisfying friendship for the sake of her daughter?
Guest Post: Friendship Survival for Childfree Women
When a woman who is childfree by choice hears that her girlfriend is “in the family way,” it’s not uncommon to have mixed feelings…
Can parents be friends if the kids don’t get along?
Problems with kids’ friendships often spill over to their parents QUESTION Dear Irene, My son and another couple’s son don’t get along. The other kid has some issues and has tried to hurt my son either verbally or physically several times over the past few years (put his hands around his neck a few […]
The Phase Out (Times Two)
When friends are always busy and never initiate contact, they may be trying to step back from the friendship~ QUESTION Dear Irene, For the last couple of years my friend has been slowly but surely phasing me out of her life. I’m no longer invited to events and she’s usually busy when I suggest […]
Teen Daughter With Not One Close Friend
Her teen daughter doesn’t have one close friend and her mom thinks her outspokenness may be the root of the problem.
Maybe Friendships Aren’t Meant to Last
Guest author Jen Singer writes about how friendships often change with circumstances and friendships aren’t made to last.
Friendship by the Book: Pieces of Happily Ever After
Although it’s sometimes hard to accept, life never evolves like a fairy tale. Journalist and author Irene Zutell’s latest novel, Pieces of Happily Ever After (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009), sensitively captures the inevitable struggles that women encounter along the way, including: infidelity, divorce, balancing care for children and parents, juggling work and family, growing up, […]
More on Friendship Circles: Sprichst du Deutsch?
It is always interesting to discover the universality of female friendships. That’s why (with her permission) I wanted to post this Facebook message that I received from Carolina Asuquo-Brown. By way of introduction, Carolina studied American literature and psychology in Germany and in London and now practices psychotherapy in Frankfurt, Germany. She is especially interested […]
Reader Q & A: Finding a Best Friend
QUESTION: Dear Irene, I am a person who has learned to value my female friendships. I’ve always tended to prefer a one-friend-at-a-time, with a lot of intensity, type of friendship. But it is something I can’t seem to find. Briefly, I had a relationship like the kind I want with a woman who continues to […]
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