"I realized that there were group text chains that didn't include everyone, which led to cliques forming within the larger group. And after the third or fourth time of seeing social media photos of everyone else at a hangout that I didn't get invited to, it felt like I wasn't really part of the group after all. At that point, I had to ask myself: Why am I still showing up for this?"
"In a blog post titled, "You're Allowed to Leave Your Mom Group," Tisdale writes about how she "craved connection" when she first became a mother in 2021 so she joined a group of moms to share tips, blow off steam and empathize with other women undergoing similar experiences. However, she wrote that "mom groups can turn toxic" and that she has "personal experience" with the issue."
Ashley Tisdale joined a mom group in 2021 seeking connection and parenting support. She encountered cliques, exclusionary group texts, and repeated social-media photos of hangouts she was not invited to. Repeated exclusion led her to conclude she was not part of the group and to stop participating. The decision prompted other mothers to share similar experiences and generated speculation about which mothers were involved. Tisdale is 40, married, uses the married name Ashley French, is a mother of two, and previously starred on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the High School Musical films.
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