Kid Friend Breakups

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

By the time our kids finish middle school, many will have suffered the sting of being left behind by a formerly “best” friend. Many more will have struggled with how to create some space between themselves and the playmates they have simply outgrown. Lots of kids end up on both sides of that equation (or at least ours have). Neither side is easy– but we’re here to figure out how to make it less painful for all concerned, whichever side our kid is on. In this episode we discuss: how not to over-identify with the rejection our kids might feel (as Eileen Kennedy-Moore puts it, “don’t go lioness”) the difference between someone bullying your kid and someone just really, really disappointing her how to support older kids through the heartbreak how best to help our kids when they’re the ones who might need to say “I need more space” Here’s links to some great writing on the topic: Eileen Kennedy-Moore for US News and World Report: 3 Ways to Help a Child Cope With Being Dumped by a Friend Dr. Carl Pickhardt for Psychology Today: Adolescence and the Loss of a Best Friend KJ Dell’Antonia for NYT Motherlode: When Another Child Wants To Be Friends And Yours Does Not Whatever you do, maintain perspective! Don’t dismiss or ignore your child’s feelings, but don’t go lioness either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amy we are hitting the road. That is right. I'm so excited about this. What Fresh Hell Live is back. We are coming to stages around the northeast this fall and we are coming, we hope, to a city near you.
0:12.0	You can get your tickets now to see us live for a super fun mom's night out full of comedy, community,
0:19.0	and hanging out with us at every show.
0:22.0	We have not done this since before the pandemic, so we are. hanging out with us at every show.
0:22.6	We have not done this since before the pandemic,
0:24.5	so we are so excited to get back out on the road
0:27.2	and meet everybody and see you in person.
0:29.2	Ready to hear where you can find us.
0:30.5	We are going to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, Boston, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.
0:36.2	Our nation's capital, Philadelphia, and of course our hometown of New York City.
0:41.6	You can find out all the details about the show and get your
0:44.4	tickets at what Fresh Hel Podcast.com. Click tour dates at the top. Tickets are
0:48.8	selling fast people so get yours today. It's everything you love about the
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0:57.4	Get your tickets today.
0:58.4	We cannot wait to see you.
1:01.8	But he has almost a compulsion to try to play with other kids and sometimes it doesn't go well.
1:09.0	What fresh hell?
1:11.0	Laughing in the face of motherhood. Best diffuser I give to students in the face of motherhood.
1:12.7	Best diffuser I give to students in the situation is,
1:15.9	could I have some space please?
1:17.6	With Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson.
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