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Community & Friendship

Friends, coworkers, neighbors: Motherly can help you navigate the community that supports you with advice and essays from real mamas.

type A mom

Are you a Type A or Type B mom? Here’s why you need the other in your life

Type A moms thrive on order and planning, while Type B moms embrace flexibility and spontaneity.

Updated Mar. 19, 2025
mom friend

Every new mom deserves a mom friend like this—and 12 million viewers agree

A heartwarming TikTok from @ustheremingtons with almost 12.4 million views shows a mom stepping in to give her new mom friend a much-needed break

Updated Mar. 18, 2025
viral instagram post on texting mom friends

Why texting back takes 3–5 business days for moms—and the viral video that sums it up

Toddler mom and Instagram creator @allthingsaly13 went viral recently with an Instagram…

Updated Dec. 03, 2024
woman sitting on couch drinking coffee and thinking about toxic mom culture as she scrolls on her laptop

Toxic online mom culture is so draining—here’s how to keep your feed healthy for YOU

Understanding that not every mom you come across is going to support your choices will make it easier for you to take those mean comments as a grain of salt and keep it moving.

Updated Aug. 16, 2024
making mom friends is hard- two moms and kids playdate

Why is making mom friends so hard?

I needed new friends. It sounds super simple and like something I should be able to do with a snap of the fingers now that I had a baby on my hip. In reality, it was much more complicated.

Updated Aug. 12, 2024
moms and kids in circle - how to create your village

If you don’t live near your village, here’s how to create one 

Do whatever it takes to get the support you need because raising children is not easy and you shouldn’t have to do it on your own.

Updated May. 24, 2024
woman lying on bed staring at the ceiling and wondering what to say when a friend has a miscarriage

What to say when your friend has a miscarriage

"Remember you are not alone. Be gentle with yourself."

Updated Apr. 14, 2023
two women looking at each other but doesn't look friendly

Why Sheila and I can’t be friends

Here’s how I know she wasn’t the kind of friend I need as a mom: She didn’t read the room.

Updated Feb. 14, 2024
sad woman scrolling on phone female friendships after kids

Female friendships after kids—where are my friends?

Unconditional love in my female friendships looks a lot different after kids.

Updated Dec. 24, 2023
two women at holiday party kind words for a friend experiencing infertility

Broken hearts at holiday parties

While all along I was trying to find the right words, maybe all we needed was a kind way to speak.

Updated Dec. 26, 2023
pregnant mom holding belly

To the moms who gave my kids their hand-me-downs—thank you

I swear, I just brought up the 18-month clothes, but now I need to get the 24-month size clothes out.

Updated Dec. 15, 2023
group of women on a couch laughing moms need good friends girls trip

Moms don’t need a nap—we need time with good friends

Our shared experiences from years past are what will always keep us together, regardless of what the future holds.

Updated Dec. 11, 2023
baby wearing mom texting on phone - my friend ghosted me

I was ghosted by a fellow mom—here’s what I learned

My kids asked about their friends for months, leaving me sad and speechless.

Updated Nov. 22, 2023
girlfriends at a cafe- friends who don't have kids

A letter to friends who don’t have children

I’ll always love you, but it’s impossible to get it until you’re in it.

Updated Sep. 28, 2023
sad woman- childhood friendship

My son’s first childhood friend moved away and I was the one to grieve

And though he might not remember the magic of his first real friendship, I would.

Updated Sep. 27, 2023
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