“My friend was like family to me, so why do I resent her new baby?”

“My friend was like family to me, so why do I resent her new baby?”

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“My friend was like family to me, so why do I resent her new baby?”

By Anonymous

6 months ago

7 min read

Good friendships can weather many storms, be it misunderstandings, grief or dating woes. So why can motherhood irrevocably change our close relationships? One writer shares a raw and honest account of her feelings of resentment, as her best friend slowly began to distance herself from her after she had a baby.  


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