‘It feels like everything is on her terms’: 30-year-old woman chooses peace when she stops dropping everything for her best friend, who has lost the ability to make concrete plans since having children

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Jun 1, 2025 7:00 PM EDT

The worst part about adult friendships is realizing that the friendship only thrives when it is rooted in convenience. Many friendships perish when either party realizes they have to put work in to stay friends with one another, whether that be emotional, physical, or mental work. You want to believe the people you've surrounded yourself with for years have it in them to fight for your company and friendship, but the reality of many relationships is that folks love disappointing you. This is coming from personal experience, and I'm sure you ladies have had your fair share of being let down by the gal pals you trusted most.

The woman in this next story explains that she decided to drop her best friend from her college days because ever since she had kids, she thinks it gives her a free pass to be a bad friend. Now, parenting is a struggle. We all know this to be true. But at the end of the day… If the woman's friend wanted to, she would. And no, free babysitting doesn't count as a girls' day. Scroll to read the entire story below.

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