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If you have young children, how many friends do you have?

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BiscuitLover09876 · 30/06/2021 20:18

And how often do you speak to them?

A lot of my friends that I've known since before kids I message every couple of weeks and the messages go back and forth slowly, a bit like emails. Just updates on how we are. Then we go for coffee individually every now e.g. every couple of weeks for different individuals and then a bigger group meet up for dinner maybe 5 times a year. Few of them have kids though and the ones who do I was less close to initially and Ive found we are all quite different since having kids.

I have started getting more new mum friends locally since having my almost 2 year old and they are people I see now again in the park, playground or at groups. I dont really message any of them on a daily basis or talk about intimate stuff unless it's kid related in person.

I was thinking that I dont really have a best friend. It's DH! I was curious how common this is. Do you have friends that you chat to every day about all sorts? I dont have anyone I just call up for a chat or moan at.

I feel like I'm very much in the family bubble. I dont mind, just curious to what others have. I think covid obviously hasn't helped any of this.

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FortunesFave · 30/06/2021 21:33

It's extremely common. Because your priorities change from being self-based to baby based, you don't have as much time....that's all there is to it.

Mine have got big now...13 is my youngest and I'm starting only now to be able to make some more friendships really. I did have a few when they were in primary school but they were quite thin friendships...the odd night out at the pub sort of thing. Not people I could call on in an emergency.

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