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[quote=Anonymous]I have been in a very similar situation. She describes the feeling well, particularly why early motherhood is a hard time to go through this. I was very vulnerable, didn't have any family support, struggled with balancing work and kids, and was constantly comparing what I was doing to these people around me who were in extremely different situations. The group dynamics created a low hum of anxiety in the background that was unpleasant to deal with and stressful on my already taxed nervous system. But I was truly close with a couple of these women, telling them things I would not tell my longer-term friends because I thought they wouldn't get it and leaning on each other though lots of difficult moments.

A couple years into this friendship, the drama seemed to kick up at notch. At the same time, I realized that my youngest child had some significant developmental delays and was extremely stressed about that. This group stuff was just one more source of anxiety I didn't need and over time, I stopped making every hang out, and it turned into a mutual slow fade. I mourned the loss of the group for a while but years later, I am much happier. And any time I see one of them 1:1 (rare), they immediately try to gossip about the group, so I am pretty sure nothing has changed... [/quote]

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