That's a tough position to be in, but your emotional well being is important. Are you in treatment for PTSD? A therapist could help you navigate the business of setting boundaries while being a supportive friend to her. There has to be some kind of balance. Is there any way to finagle a change of offices? That…

I have a friend who most of her friends dropped her when she became a parent. I still hang out with he because she's cool. Sometimes, yeah, I have to talk about her kid, but her kid is cool too.

My office-mate, who was already a friend before we shared offices, constantly hijacks my work time complaining about her husband and telling me about their fights. I really like her, but not only is the whole thing insanely distracting, but it's also actively distressing to me since I am in treatment for PTSD…

Then if what I described above is typical, there is something seriously broken in the traditional workplace structure. I don't expect to be best friends with a manager, but a simple, "I'm sorry to hear about your dog" would take about 2 seconds.

That's fine by me, so long as adult hangout doesn't always mean me hanging out with you plus kids. The only way I give up on friends is if they can't find a way to have ANY non child hangout time. I get that children are time consuming, and that childcare is expensive, etc. I will tolerate kids being around 3/4 times…

My bestie has two kids and has a masters in maternal and infant care, so her entire life literally revolves around babies, and she still manages to not be an asshole and talk about other stuff with me because I'm like "girl, you get a 30 minute limit on baby stuff" and she is fine with that. I observe the same 30…

This is awful, but the only friends with kids that I'm no longer close to are either those who no longer have time for me (completely understandable) or those who are so wrapped up with their kid that they don't have any interest in talking about anything except baby/kid-related things or ever getting together without…

I have a five year old and a three year old and my bestie is still a long way away from having kids. Has not affected our friendship. She's more like an aunt to the girls and we do still talk about non-kid things.

Ouch! That's awful. :(

Similar to a situation I had with a former manager. I would gladly listen to all her stories about her abusive father and ex-husband, her dysfunctional children, career, etc. I genuinely still feel bad for her. But then I once started a conversation saying that my grandparents' dog (really more like the family dog)…

Any way you could politely take this above her head at work as in inquiring earnestly about repairing/replacing the equipment to get back to better/more productive/cost-effective work flow? Pointing out how it's costing you/the office/mgmt Time which equals Money will sometimes inspire people to just spend some Money…

Yes indeed, I have about three of those gems and I honestly cold not have got through some rough patches in my life without one of them, now instead of going to the pub together she comes over for pizza and Vampire Diaries night, or suggests we all go to the zoo or the park. Definitely priceless. I can be a bit…

There are also people patient and empathetic enough to accept the the real and necessary lifestyle changes that come with having a baby. Also rare and precious.

Yes! Best gift I have received has been breast milk alcohol test strips, because moms need to GTFO too!

Seriously. I can still knock a few beers back once a week with some friends and talk about non baby things. #NOTALLMOMS hahahahaha

Most people assume that you become another person entirely when you become a mom. And yes, I have seen that switch in people, but of my friends who are parents (mostly the people I work with), they are all pretty damn normal and not a hoard of mommy bloggers.

she would love for you to be around. Trust me.

I'm with you. My "best friend" dropped me like a hot tamale when she heard from my mom that I was preggers. My one true best friend is in Japan right now. SO SAAAD :( daddybinx and my 16 month old are my best friends... And Jezebel <3

Don't abandon her. Since having my son, I've found that my friends who don't have kids tend to just assume I can't go anywhere. It drives me crazy. I'm still an adult with a need to hang out with adults. I don't want to just spend time with other parents because I don't want to sit around and only talk about our…

I have a manager who is exactly like that - she asks me to draft emails for her review, asks me to review the emails, reads the emails out loud then complains that she has too much work to do and can't get it all done, can I do it for her?