I’ve written here before about my group of high school best friends — how, despite going to different colleges, living in different cities at times and having different life experiences — we’ve managed to stay close for decades. At this point, some of us have kids and others don’t, but that hasn’t affected our friendship. Sure, the nature and timing of our get-togethers have changed (and COVID certainly didn’t help!), but we all have made space for one another and I couldn’t be more grateful for that.

I realize, though, that that’s not always the case. It’s hard as a single person to maintain friendships with people who are talking about their kids all the time — and as a parent, it can be challenging when your friend doesn’t relate to your parenting struggles. We’ve compiled some great advice on how parents and non-parents can keep their friendships going.

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Holly Matuszak, a registered nurse case manager who lives in Toledo Ohio, is the mom of two young children, ages 6 and 1. Her daughter is half white and half Mexican; her young son has a different father and is very fair skinned with red hair and blue eyes. Those differences have been hard at times on her daughter. “When she was three, she cried about seeing ‘Coco’ and not wanting to be Mexican,” Matuszak told us. “Her dad and I both explained, in toddler terms, how special it is to have different pieces that make you whole, and how cool it is to have parents who grew up in different countries.” Now at age six, her daughter absolutely loves “Coco” and her Mexican heritage. We compiled some tips on helping multiracial kids understand the different sides of their families.

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Call me petty, but I couldn’t help but giggle while perusing this list of the things couples do when they’re mad at each other. 

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