https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 10:48:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-505062 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:42:54 +0000 rachiecakes 505062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My very best friend and I got married within 6 months of eachother and had babies (boys!) within 10 months of eachother. I love that we got to share these experiences, it wasn't planned that way, just sort of happened! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504969 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:01:56 +0000 MapleMoose 504969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in different places. I'm the first to get married, the first to TTC, and the first to be house shopping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504959 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:57:51 +0000 Alivoo01 504959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's only one set of friends that we really relate to that is similar to us in place in life. Our other friends are about the same age as us, but still are "young at heart". It's kind of depressing sometimes, so the hubby and I try to find more friends that we can relate to better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504873 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:25:49 +0000 duckduckkristen 504873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got married few years later than our friends, but were the first to have a baby, and it doesn't look like anyone else will be having one any time soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504869 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:24:47 +0000 BKCaribBaby 504869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of DH friend's, particularly the college ones, we are definitely behind. Many of them got married within 5 years of graduating from college. DH did not. Many have multiple kids with some already in elementary school compared to us as first time parents. As for my friends, we are smack in the middle. Many (but not all) are married, and quite a few have children 2 years and younger. Some are probably going down the path of TTC this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504864 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:20:45 +0000 GrapeCrush 504864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>99% of DH's friends aren't married, or even close to being married! let alone have a baby. my friends are getting married or close, but no kids either. we are the only ones really that have a baby(and one on the way) besides my siblings. and hanging out with siblings isn't the same, most of the time, as hanging out with friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504849 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:12:28 +0000 hilsy85 504849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ehh...kind of but not really. Most of DH's friends are married, but no one else has a kid. None of my friends are married yet or really even close! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504814 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:56:29 +0000 prettylizy 504814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the most part, yes. We have one couple friend that isn't married or thinking kids yet, but everyone else is married with new kids like us. It's nice that we all pretty much are on the same page. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504792 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:45:26 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 504792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope.. I'm married have a house/job, etc. All our closest friends (ie everyone in our wedding party) still lives at home/finishing school.</p> <p>All our new friends where we live now are a bit ahead of us with a kid or two and have been married for a bit longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504781 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:40:07 +0000 Arden 504781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. Most of our friends are either quite a bit older than us and have a couple kids already, or they are our age but single or still in college.<br /> We're ahead for our age, so that puts us in an awkward place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504779 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:38:45 +0000 blackbird 504779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm probably a little behind. Most of my friends graduated a year ahead of me and have already had their first kid. I've been the only one to have issues having kids, though, so that set me back. BUT it's nice having friends to get "been there done that" advice from so readily :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504773 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:35:05 +0000 Adira 504773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in the middle I think. A couple of my friends are married, have houses, and have their first child. We're married, have a house, and have a child on the way. Then some of my other friends are married, have/don't have houses, aren't ready for kids, and a couple others haven't gotten married yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504738 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:43:20 +0000 MrsBrewer 504738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we are a little ahead of our friends. We have been married over a year now, and we've bought a house. A lot of our friends just got married or aren't married yet. No one has any kids yet, and I expect us to among the first of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504719 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:21:19 +0000 MediaNaranja 504719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say we're in about the same place. Of my 4-5 closest girlfriends, none have kids, about half are married, the other half are in serious relationships, and all are either in grad school or recently finished grad school. DH and I have been married for about 7 months now, I am in my last semester of grad school, and we will start having kids in a year or two. My friends are on a similar timeline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504497 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:03:28 +0000 lolabee 504497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to close groups of girlfriends but they live in different cities. I am behind the one set, most have two children already. Sadly, one is divorced with two. A couple are in relationships or single.</p> <p>I am further along the path than the other group. Mind you, I am one of the older ones. Only one has a baby. A few others recently married and a lot in relationship/single friends. I've found even during pregnancy I'm not included or invited out as often anymore. I'm sure that will become even more so once the babe is actually out in the real world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504401 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:04:16 +0000 heffalump 504401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friends finished college before me because I went longer to get my masters. But I got married first, they either just got married (this past weekend) or aren't married and I'm going on three years with a 17 month old. </p> <p>My friend just bought a house and was talking about how she's going to have a pool party. I know it'll start after lo's bed time and be based around drinking. Not really the kind of pool party I'm interested in, or able.to go to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504361 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:50:56 +0000 cascademom 504361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always been in the middle of the pack with marriage and kids. We waited two years before trying while others married after us and were pregnant right away. We're very much on our own timeline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504321 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:35:04 +0000 mrsmate 504321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think most of our friends are married with at least one child and own homes. We do have some who never married or are separated and it can be a little awkward. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504306 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:26:21 +0000 Bao 504306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in between...my BFF isn't even in a relationship, but some friends are about to have babies, some just did, and some already had little ones. I think we are right on track with everyone, for the most part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504301 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:23:47 +0000 Smurfette 504301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of my friends already have babies, so I am the late one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504294 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:22:37 +0000 DillonLion 504294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm married with a house and a baby. None of my closest friends are married/own a home/have babies. I'm excited for when they start doing all that stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504261 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:11:49 +0000 sslm 504261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. We all graduated university around the same time, and some did get married before me, but most of them still rent, and I am the first to get pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-the-same-place-in-life-as-your-friends#post-504226 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:55:04 +0000 lomom 504226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm about 2 years ahead of most of my friends. I graduated college nearly 3 years ago, bought a house almost 4 years ago, got married a year and a half ago, and we're expecting our first child in 4 months. </p> <p>Most of my friends graduated 1-2 years ago, are just now buying houses, several are getting married in the next 6-8 months, and I expect they'll start having kiddos in a few years :)</p> <p>I kinda wish we were closer in life events, it's hard for them to relate to stressing over daycares and breast pumps and it's hard for me to relate to wedding planning. :( we do the best we can though! </p>