March Bonus Story #1 Ft. Jordan
Added 2023-03-16 21:57:13 +0000 UTCAlmond mom?! *gasp* Jordan helps me tackle this listener write in from the Two Hot Takes Subreddit about a woman whose friend called her an almond mom after grocery shopping with her daughter. What's your take on this one?
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We don’t know the history of this friendship. I wonder if her friend has made little comments about her parenting before and this was the last straw. It definitely could have been handled better by the mom, but her friend was out of place to even say something. The mom’s actions clearly weren’t overly controlling or else she wouldn’t have suggested that they make a version at home (which honestly is a great mother-daughter bonding activity as well as being a healthier alternative). Then the “friend” doubled down by taking it to the friend group and putting OP in the position of having to defend her parenting choices to others. Parenting is a hard job, and the other woman made it that much harder.
Talia
2024-09-22 18:54:02 +0000 UTCHonestly I don’t think it was appropriate for the friend to say anything in front of the daughter, however I can see her comments coming from a place of trauma if she herself had a controlling mother she may see one instance of this mum stepping in and project her own experiences. I don’t think either of them handled it well.
Sophia
2023-08-22 03:58:47 +0000 UTCI don’t think screaming shut the fuck up at someone is ever a great solution…but if someone told me I was going to give my daughter an eating disorder, in front of her? I would have popped off too.
Rebekah Snyder
2023-03-21 16:28:59 +0000 UTCDefinitely not a almond mom, but saying someone's concern is invalid because yhey dint have kids was not flattering. She was probably irritated for how long the argument was going for which is understandable.
Nia Violet
2023-03-20 13:55:51 +0000 UTC
