"I love kids and want to become a mother, so why are my friends not inviting me?"
"I'm the only one in my friend group who doesn't have children and I'm starting to feel left out."
"In the early days, when a couple of my friends had kids, we all got invited to their christenings and birthday parties. Now, I see the parties I don't get invited to on Instagram. It's so hurtful."
One woman loves children and wants to become a mother but notices that her friends no longer invite her to events. She is the only person in her friend group without children and feels increasingly left out. At first she received invitations to christenings and birthday parties after friends had kids. Over time invitations stopped and she now learns about gatherings through Instagram posts. She finds seeing those parties painful and experiences hurt and exclusion. The change in social dynamics following parenthood has created distance between her and friends who have children.
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