BFFs?

I was just responding to a comment by a fellow mom who was a little sad that her friends weren't there enough for her. She had a newborn and all of her friends had kids who were older. I totally get it. When you have kids and your friends don't, it's really hard for them to understand your life. They can still go out to dinner. They can still go to a movie without paying someone to stay in their home and watch their most precious possession and they can watch that movie without thinking every other minute about all the bad things that could happen to that precious person. When kids get older, their priorities change and so does the parent's schedules and lives. It's hard to stay in touch with people you don't see all the time. They don't go to the same school anymore or one of them is in a different dance class now or their soccer teams practice on different days. Out of sight, out of mind sometimes. Sad, but true. It's nice when you have a friend that your kid can play with. But what do you do when you stop being friends with that friend and your kid still wants to play with her kid? That's a tough one. It breaks your heart when little Susie asks when she can play with little Billy, but you know little Billy's mom isn't going to be calling anytime soon. The nuances of friendship are plentiful as you get older. Well, not for guys. They're friends with whoever lets them come over and watch the game and provides beer and food. I hope that mom stops being sad about the friends she lost and gets some new ladies in her life very soon. I love the girls my girls hang out with and their moms are a great addition to my life. But, I know, in the blink of an eye, things can change. So, we'll have fun while we can and maybe, if we're lucky, our kids will stay BFs Forever!