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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping

They were best mates. Then one had a baby, while the other struggled. Two brutally honest takes on what happens when motherhood affects friendship

Helen Pidd and Alexandra Topping photographed outside in a park
Helen Pidd (left) and Alexandra Topping. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Guardian

Helen

The night I first met Lexy, I was supposed to be going on a date. I was 25 and had yet to really make friends since moving to London, so when she asked me for a drink I said yes. The Guardian tended to hire only one young reporter a year in those days, and Lexy was the fresh face for 2006 (I was 2004 – it had been a rather lonely first two years).

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