- Supports you
Being a mother is extremely exhausting. With that being said, there is no room in your life for toxic people.
You will know this type of person when they manipulate situations for their advantage, as Mommy Underground has previously reported.
When you talk about your tough morning where the kids dumped their cereal on their heads in a unified rebellion, does the other mom show compassion?
Or, does she tell you how you should have known they were going to do that when you experimented with whole wheat cheerios instead of giving them their usual honey nut?
You need a mom friend who sees your struggles and triumphs, and is right there alongside of you, not two stories above, speaking down from their high horse.