Everyone says that your relationship with your mom changes after you have a baby. Well, it couldn’t be more true.

I’m one of the lucky women that has a “best friend” mom, so I wasn’t expecting anything dramatically different. I mean, how could our friendship change due to some new tiny being that was going to suck up all my energy? Though I suspected my mom’s and my interactions would still be the same and as frequent, I was still eagerly anticipating the altered dynamic my new role would impart. Would we grow a bit more apart now that I have a brand new focus in life; would I get frustrated with her involvement, jealous? Would I no longer need her as my mom now that I’m someone’s mom?

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