Motherhood isn't an excuse to be a bad friend
by Brandi Riley posted in Pregnancy
One of my oldest and closest friends reached out to me recently to let me know that I haven't been holding up my end of our friendship. She, another friend, and I had been best friends for over twenty years. We went to high school together, they were in my wedding, and we've attended funerals for each other's parents. These women are like sisters to me.
As we got older and especially when I moved across the country, our relationship changed. It's been forever since I've seen either one of them. In fact, one of my friends has a 3 and 1/2-year-old that I've never even met! Through the distance, we've remained close, but there's a lot more that I could be doing to be a better friend.
In the last few years since I moved away from the east coast where my sister friends live, I haven't been as available to them as a best friend would be. Telephone check-ins every few weeks where we gossip, catch up, and laugh are good, but I haven't seen them in person in almost 4 years. Spending time in person gives us the opportunity to really check in on each other and make sure we're okay. It shows a commitment to the friendship. Spending time together lets the other people in the relationship know that they're important enough to make time and show up for. I've let lots of things stop me from showing up for my friends. The number one excuse I use is being a mom. At first it was that I didn't want to visit without bringing my daughter. She had so many act...
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