It's 9:30 on a Friday night, you've just laid a swaddled baby down in the swing, and you're perusing Facebook when you see pictures of your BFF out on the town. It’s only then that you realize it’s her birthday and you forgot to call her.
WTF?! How do you forget something like that? But babies are known for changing your entire life and manipulating your brain to only thinking about babies. So how do you remind your BFF she's still a part of your life after having kids?
Well it takes work, but it's not as hard as you may think. For starters, you need to remember that you are more than a mom.Those first few months of motherhood are wonderful, sure, but they are also exhausting, overwhelming, and frustrating. You feel like a totally different person, and while you love being a mother, you also still want to be that girl that's really great at How I Met Your Mother trivia, that girl going to beer festivals, and that girl with the BFF everyone is jealous of. And you can be. You are that girl.
So keep that in mind and try these nine tips to remind your BFF she's still important to you, and that you value her friendship as much as you always have. (More, actually. Only a BFF is willing to come over to help you deal with your colicky baby and bring you a copy of the latest Magic Mike movie without complaining.)