Community & Friendship

A love letter to the mom friends I always text—but rarely see

"I don't know how I'd endure motherhood without the hopeful, sarcastic, I-get-you, in-the-trenches of mom life texts."

Motherhood changes friendships—but maintaining your community is so worth it

After having a baby, I honestly didn't expect friendship to be so hard—or so important. But I am finding that they are equally both.

Where’s the village everyone keeps talking about?

"The thought of doing motherhood alone scared me so I was intentional about building my village."

The village is there, but you might have to look for it

I knew that if I wanted my village to show up, I needed to send out a call.

To my mom friends: Thank you for letting me lean on you through motherhood

And for leaning on me, too.

The pandemic cracked open the U.S. childcare crisis. Here’s what could help make it better

According to our 2022 State of Motherhood survey, childcare issues were the top reason why mothers changed their employment status last year.

Flooded with shame after mom rage? A therapist shares what can help

Shame thrives when we don’t talk about it.

Motherhood can be lonely, but I want my child to understand the importance of community

Because the village that surrounds you matters. And the people around you are the ones who help to weave you together.

Exactly what not to say to a pregnant woman

PSA: "Congratulations!" is always OK.

Dear friends: I know it’s hard when life is overwhelming—but I still need you

When life gets overwhelming and I go quiet, that’s when I need my friends the most.

It’s Science: Motherhood can make you more empathetic

Ask me how I know.

I’m a divorced mom, but don’t tell me my kids live in a ‘broken home’

I'm proud of the home I've made for my children, because let me tell you, single motherhood isn't easy.

I don’t want kids—but I’ll love yours

I don’t know if other women dream of becoming aunts. But it’s the highest honor I can think of for someone who loves children but doesn’t want her own.

Single moms are not synonymous with struggle

The long-standing history of shaming single moms is steeped in patriarchy and government failure, not reality.

In the absence of ‘the village,’ mothers struggle most

It takes a village, but there are no villages.

I couldn’t find my village when I became a working mom—so I created it

My circle of friends got smaller when I became a mom. I changed that.

The real reason it’s so hard to make mom friends

If there are so many of us looking for more mom friends, then why is it so hard to actually make them?

3 super easy places to start when you want to make mom friends

Where did you meet your most recent mom friend?

To the mama who doesn’t have a village

Raising a baby without grandparents nearby is hard because you have less emotional support.

What not to say when your friend has breast cancer (and what to say instead)

When a friend comes to us with bad news, we often struggle to find the right words. When a friend confides that they’ve just received a breast cancer diagnosis, we might struggle to find any words at all.