Ashley Tisdale French left her mom group after feeling excluded by «mean girls» behavior. The actress, mother to Jupiter and Emerson, shares her toxic experience.
Ashley Tisdale French gave up mom groups after feeling isolated by the «mean girls» in a community she initially sought out.
In the «Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group» op-ed shared on The Cut, the actress ruminated over what she believed was finding her «village» with the women, but instead felt thrown «back in high school.»
The «High School Musical» star, who has daughters Jupiter, four, and Emerson, 15 months, with husband Christopher French, initially «felt lucky» to find the group after missing out on normal pre-baby activities due to the pandemic.
«After the birth of my first daughter, I was craving connection with other mothers», she wrote. «I needed someone to talk to about which diaper bag to buy, whether a Snoo is worth it, and how you can possibly get anything done if you’re supposed to ‘sleep while the baby is sleeping.’»
Tisdale’s innocent efforts to connect with other, like-minded mothers became a challenge though.
