The Pregnancy Break-Up
One of my best friends went completely AWOL and dumped me after I got pregnant. Can I forgive her? SHOULD I forgive her?
One of my best friends went completely AWOL and dumped me after I got pregnant. Can I forgive her? SHOULD I forgive her?
There are valuable lessons to be learned in all of our relationships, romantic and otherwise. And like so many other things that I was so sure about, I changed my mind. Here are the reasons I let my children “date.”
I’m trying to develop friendships with other families now so our kids will have a network for support later.
Where’s the line when someone else’s child is misbehaving?
What to do or say when the unthinkable happens.
It’s bound to happen. Your kid is going to make a friend that you don’t like. What do you do? How do you know whether to step in or stand back?
A mistyped email address gave her an unwanted front-row seat to a friend’s crumbling marriage. Now what?
My friend’s kid is mean to my child, but my friend has no idea. Now what?
How do you keep mom friendships alive, once your children move on to new schools, new schedules, new friends?
It seems like apologizing would be something easy to do, but it isn’t. So just how do you apologize? I have compiled some rules for you to follow.
My daughter and I are caught in the middle between two women who hate each other. What do I do?
Do I owe her an explanation for why I’m done fighting for our friendship? Or can I just ignore her until she gets the picture?
Can this friendship be saved? The “Too much PDA” edition.
We have some advice on how to cut someone out of your life after they’ve already cut you out of theirs.
Is my friend taking advantage of me and my willingness to watch her kids?
Three couples + gossip + a blog = A recipe for a friendship disaster. Amy does her best to sort this mess out and give advice for how to move forward.
SAHM/WAHM/WOHM ISO same for friendship, playdates, outings, sanity-saving.
Your friend’s child may not be your cup of tea. Betsy of Gray Matter Matters gives us practical advice for this friendship dilemma.
I have to admit that the first time I read this question I frantically zeroed in on the Back button and got the hell away from it, once I realized what it was about. It took a few days before I was able to go back and really read it. And then it took a few days after that before I realized I just couldn’t answer it. Not by myself, anyway.
Oh, Amalah! I feel terrible. You see, I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding this summer (thanks very much for the dyeable shoe advice for the navy dress, by the way…yuck, dyeables, I know! BUT! I found a great bargain on Zappos and they won’t be…