Keeping Up with Friends Without Kids - a podcast by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson

Why do we find it hard to stay connected to our friends without kids? Does the total separation of our daily experience, once we become parents, mean those friendships cannot remain the same?
Allison P. Davis's recent cover story for New York magazine, When One Friend Has a Baby and the Other Doesn't, explored this dilemma from the childfree-by-choice point of view. Here's our own take on how our friendships have morphed and changed since we became parents.In this episode we discuss:

Why our friends without kids aren't wrong to be annoyed by us sometimesWhy we’re not conditioned to put the same amount of effort into friendships as we do other relationships

How to know if a friendship is worth the long-term effortHere are links to some other resources mentioned in this episode:

Christine Organ for Motherly: Motherhood feels lonelier than everFortesa Latifi for The Washington Post: "Spoon theory: What it is and how I use it to manage chronic illness"



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