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When childless friends struggle to connect with parent friends

My best friend since childhood has been making comments about my parenting that feel judgmental and I keep letting it slide but it's building resentment. She doesn't have kids and I don't think she realizes how her 'advice' sounds, but I'm starting to avoid her calls and that's not fair to either of us.

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What we've seen

Two people who have shared a lifetime of understanding are discovering that a major life difference is creating a gap in empathy, and avoidance is widening the gap instead of bridging it.

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