5 Ways Making Mom Friends Is THE WORST!

Joanna McClanahan, mom blogger and writer for Your Tango, wrote an awesome list of reasons why trying to make friends as a mom is way harder than you thought it would be. She says it's “seriously the effing worst!” After some thought – and giggles while reading her list of reasons – I have to agree with her. It really sucks!

Here are 4 ways that making mom friends is truly just THE WORST:

1. The conversations absolutely suck.

The more children you're collectively responsible for, the more requests you'll field for snacks and potty breaks. That's just science.

If you're able to get in more than a few sentences, it's usually just swapping generic information about your kids. Can't we all just agree that no one else cares what percentile your kid is for anything?

Let's move on to the important things, like the most effective place you've found to hide candy from your family.

2. Venue options are terrible.

The places we meet other parents are inherently flawed because they're the same places we take our kids. If I'm at the park, I'm preoccupied with making sure neither is running into the street or standing in front of the swings..

3. Our families are a package deal.

Making friends used to be as simple as you liked them and they liked you. Now, not only do the two of you have to get along, but so do your kids and your partners.

With each additional member of your families, the chance that one is “kind of a jerk” grows exponentially.

4. It's easier to “hang out” on social media.

Just like video killed the radio star, our smartphones have murdered our ability to make new friends. Knowing that I get about 30 seconds before a kid needs something, it's easier to spend that time texting.

It's so true! Right?

The fifth reason McClanahan gives for why making mom friends sucks so bad is that our social skills are seriously lacking. Get the details about how our children have killed our social skills and other humor about making mom friends in the complete article at Your Tango. Then, share your adventures in trying to make mom friends with us in the comments. Why? Solidarity, Sisters.