Episode

It’s Not Just You. Friendships Are Hard

Podcast: This Is Not What I Was Expecting
Published: Jun 19, 2025
Duration seconds: 1968
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Summary

This week we’re talking about the heartbreak, confusion, and awkwardness that can come with our kids’ friendships—or lack of them. Whether your child has trouble making friends, keeps getting left out, or has one intense friendship that implodes overnight, we’ve been there. We share the real stuff: the guilt we feel, the questions we wrestle with, and how we’ve learned (slowly) to stop blaming ourselves.