For better or worse: Friendship and motherhood

The author of a report on ’mum friends’ tells Lisa Salmon there’s nothing that can make or break friendships more than motherhood.

For better or worse: Friendship and motherhood

FROM playgroup parents to school-gate mums, most women have found themselves part of new friendship groups after the arrival of children.

In many cases, the new friends they make aren’t necessarily ones they’d have chosen, had children not been part of the picture. Nevertheless, these often-convenient friendships can mean a great deal to many mums, according to new research.

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