I Haven’t Made Any Real “Mom Friends” Since Becoming a Parent
And it kind of bothers me
After I gave birth to my daughter, one of the guilty pleasure shows I fell into a rabbit hole with was Workin’ Moms. A colleague (turned friend) who also happened to be a Mom recommended this show as something to binge on and keep me sane throughout the whirlwind of postpartum emotions and fatigue that was yet awaiting me after childbirth.
Looking back, I was extremely grateful for the tip because it ended up being my saving grace during the rare, quiet moments that I had to myself where I could simply just “relax”. As a working Mom myself, it was a relatable, funny, and light-hearted show to watch — short episodes that were easy to digest, which was exactly what I needed during those first few months postpartum. And despite the fact that it was wildly unrealistic, there were glimmers of truth to some of the laughable scenes.
One of the recurring scenes throughout the several seasons of the show portrayed situations of navigating relationships with other local Moms in the neighborhood or at school. Although my daughter is still lightyears away from actually being in school, the concept still hit home for me.
When I first envisioned being a Mom (pre-baby), I anticipated finding an inner circle of Mom friends that I would…
