Why some friendships end after kids come into the picture

Time management becomes primary.

If the friend is willing to also graft on to the schedule of the baby like the parents are forced to for survival, then the friendship has a better chance of survival.

Non-parents usually have no clue how big a change this time management issue is.

The schedule of a baby is short lived though and much more easily managed than the ongoing commitment of having children around. While it’s an intense part of early parenting, the following decades of having kids with one or both parents at all times is often the bigger adjustment.