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.
