Since motherhood, Mary is finding it harder and harder to maintain her
friendship with Cara. Mary can hardly believe she feels this way because she and Cara have been super close friends since college.
Both are SAHMs, but Mary’s husband makes considerably less money than Cara’s. Whenever Mary and Cara hang out during the day with their kids, Cara insists on expensive activities. If Mary expresses concern over the cost of lunch, or a museum or ice skating, Cara insists on paying, which only makes Mary feel like a charity case.
Mary is confused. If they are such close friends, how can Cara be so insensitive to Mary’s financial situation? Mary wonders if they are truly still friends, or if the only reason they hang out is because of their shared history.
Cindy just moved to a new town and is doing what all moms do: trying to make new friends anywhere she goes. At a gym class for her toddler, Cindy met Lauren and immediately liked her. They exchanged phone numbers and Cindy called Lauren to meet up for lunch at a diner. When the check came, Lauren didn’t reach for her wallet.
Cindy took that as an assumption that she was supposed to pay since she was the one who asked Lauren to lunch. “I’ll get this,” Cindy offered reluctantly. Lauren only said, “Thanks.” Cindy thought it was pretty ridiculous to have pay for everyone, but she didn’t want to offend Lauren who could potentially be a friend.
As Cindy handed her credit card to the waitress, she couldn’t help but seethe inside a little bit. Since when did making new mom friends become just like dating?
Has money ever gotten in the way of your mom friendships? How has motherhood changed your perspective on money?
Money Changes Everything
Since motherhood, Mary is finding it harder and harder to maintain her
friendship with Cara. Mary can hardly believe she feels this way because she and Cara have been super close friends since college.
Mary is confused. If they are such close friends, how can Cara be so insensitive to Mary’s financial situation? Mary wonders if they are truly still friends, or if the only reason they hang out is because of their shared history.
Cindy just moved to a new town and is doing what all moms do: trying to make new friends anywhere she goes. At a gym class for her toddler, Cindy met Lauren and immediately liked her. They exchanged phone numbers and Cindy called Lauren to meet up for lunch at a diner. When the check came, Lauren didn’t reach for her wallet.
Cindy took that as an assumption that she was supposed to pay since she was the one who asked Lauren to lunch. “I’ll get this,” Cindy offered reluctantly. Lauren only said, “Thanks.” Cindy thought it was pretty ridiculous to have pay for everyone, but she didn’t want to offend Lauren who could potentially be a friend.
As Cindy handed her credit card to the waitress, she couldn’t help but seethe inside a little bit. Since when did making new mom friends become just like dating?
Has money ever gotten in the way of your mom friendships? How has motherhood changed your perspective on money?