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

Where did you meet your most recent mom friend?

Updated Oct. 31, 2022

To my friends: I’m sorry I haven’t been around as much after becoming a mom

I began to notice how lonely I felt after returning to the daily grind of life as a working mom.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

To the true friends I made in my 20s

Your friendship has been so redeeming.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Let’s celebrate each other more, mama

Praise for a job well done, whatever that job is.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I want to get to know the pre-mom version of my mom friends

The idea that I might call someone a good friend and not know all her siblings' names, her college major or her natural hair color seemed preposterous. But then I became a mom, and those details were overshadowed by information that relates either directly or indirectly to people's kids

Updated Jan. 15, 2022

This mom’s plea for coffee in the hospital goes viral after her internet friends come to the rescue

"Going through this as a single mom has been a lot. It's exhausting. But now I don't feel so alone," shares Jaiden Cowley.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

My best friend and I decided to move in together and co-parent our children

Our arrangement goes beyond that of roommates. We're genuinely leaning on each other; when one of us has more capacity than the other, she tags in.

Updated Mar. 17, 2025

Moms, we need each other

No one GETS IT like we do.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

5 types of friends that every mom needs

4. The wise old soul.

Updated Oct. 09, 2018

The one thing that gave me confidence + protection as a new mom navigating the world

My stroller was my ticket to freedom in those early months of motherhood. It gave me a sense of protection and with its help, I believed I could do it—I could get out of our house and find success, not feel like a total disaster.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

My mom friends are my rocks—here are 5 essential qualities I look for

There is no one else, not even my adoring partner, who understands the emotional roller coaster that is daily life with small children.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
women trying out pick up lines for moms

Looking to make mom friends? Try these 10 mom pick up lines

If they work for sleazy guys in bars, we can use them too.

Updated Nov. 09, 2022

Mom Friends Are Just Friends

Why you should make Mom friends right now!

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

Why Moms Should Network With Other Moms

5 ways connecting with other moms can be beneficial.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

In celebration of the Mom Squad

8. We accept. We love. We recognize that we are all different and we need each other so. very. badly.

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

I miss time with friends—but right now motherhood is enough

Long coffee talks will return —but it’s OK the meantime is filled by these precious, fleeting “Mommy” years

Updated Jan. 13, 2023

Raising Kids Away from Your Family

Creating a village for you and your child when family lives far away.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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