Friends that don’t get it

Does anyone else find that their friends without babies just don’t get it I have a friend that’s pressuring me to come to her birthday outing in the evening/night time and I’ve explained that I can’t afford it because maternity pay is horrible and it’s Christmas etc, also I’m breastfeeding and if my husbands working I don’t have childcare and I would definitely do something in the day time with her another day to celebrate. but she’s still saying I don’t have to bowl or come for the meal so not to spend money but she wants me there and I’ve explained that I can’t go. she then told me to just bring my son but doesn’t understand how stressful it is to change the routine we’ve just got into and by the evening I’m absolutely exhausted! I really don’t know what more I can say when I’ve explained it multiple times that I just won’t be able to make that occasion. I then had messages from her sister and one of her other friends (who I don’t even know btw) What more can I do to stop everyone hounding me about it?!
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I have had similar with people who I thought were my very close friends, pressuring me to do things and questioning my parenting - I cut them out my life as they are clearly not my true friends 🙃

@Meg exactly! Our main group of friends are amazing and they love just hanging out at our house and playing games and are so understanding and we make day time plans etc but this friend and her friends just don’t get it and it’s more that I’ve got people I don’t even know trying to tell me what to do and just don’t want to take no for an answer 🤯

I know it’s hard but your life changes massively when you have children doesn’t it and the last thing you want is someone challenging and pressuring you 🥱 👋

I remember being one of 4 friends who had babies at the same time. I felt a little out of place hanging out with them. And now I have a 5 month old and their babies are like 11 😂 So on my own again 🤯

Yh I get it and yes maternity pay is absolutely s**t.

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