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[quote=Anonymous]I think it comes down to two factors:
- To what extent are you able to compartmentalize friends as "mom" friends vs. just friends. I suspect it's easier to have really differently aged mom friends if you can keep your relationship to what you have in common by being moms of similar aged kids.
- To what extent are you able to maintain friendships with people with very different ages that are unrelated to having kids. If you can do that with non-"mom" friends, I don't see why you would have trouble doing it with mom friends.

For myself, I have friends that span a pretty wide range of ages. As in, one of my good friends is a grandmother, and I myself have a 2 and 4 y.o. Around parenting, I definitely relate to her with the perspective that I'm receiving wisdom and experience rather than commiseration. I also had a multi-year battle with IF, so even among people who tend toward having kids later in life, I'm a bit older (I'm 40). That means a lot of my "mom" friends are a few years younger than me. It's obvious they are in a slightly different career and financial position than I am, but it's not a really big deal, honestly. I try to keep activities to things that are financially comfortable for all of us.[/quote]

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