Mum friends or fake friends?
So I’ve become friends with two other mums and everything was going fine for a while. Then I’ve gradually noticed little things like planning play dates with the kids always on the days I was working. We then decided to go on a vacation with the kids, I mentioned what time I would be arriving (later than them as I couldn’t leave same time as them) for them to be out during that time taking their children to the one place I wanted to take my child the whole time and was never allowed to go there with mine. Although it absolutely infuriated me, I genuinely had a nice weekend over all.
Fast forward a few months, I’ve changed my working days, I’ve been trying my absolute best to get involved and I’m constantly feeling the odd one out or feeling that I am being ignored and my child is made to be “less than” their children.
Constantly being ignored in the group chat, play dates being planned on days I can’t do despite saying in the group chat I can’t do that, feel like my child is being shunned because they are at the same milestones as their children despite being the same age, absolutely no interaction with my child however I am always interacting with their children.
Why cant I just find some friends who genuinely show up for me and my children.
aw babe, I’m so sorry you feel this way! My inbox is always open, if you want to chat xx