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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My best friend doesn’t have kids. Not sure if she’s child free but she’s unmarried and 36. She is okay not having kids. She adores my kids and is the only adult I know who gets on the floor and plays with them. She has discussions with my dd about her favorite princesses.

But I rarely bring up my kids with her. Maybe a funny story or two that anyone would appreciate. We go out a lot to fancy restaurants and bars in downtown dc and have lots of childfree activities. We go to wineries and Dh watches the kids. I try not to dominate discussions and ask about her life. I can’t travel with her like I used to. I’m pregnant and breastfed for like 3 years already which makes it hard.

I’ve found that only my mom wants to hear every story of my kids. I tone it down for everyone else. [/quote]

This. My BFF loves my kids but we don’t take about them much and I value having real conversations and not mommy chit chat. My kids are also old enough that I’m not as obsessed with them as when they were babies and toddlers. Just like their lives at school and sports no longer are tied to me, my identity is not centered on them. With my kid-free friends I feel like I am a person first and with my mom friends I am a mom first. [/quote]

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