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Feeling bad but frustrating bestfriend

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stacey2kids · 27/12/2024 20:04

I hate to moan and I feel bad but I have a bestfriend who always moans about her life ..I love her and as we all know life is far from perfect.
Everytime we talk its always about how she feels .
i always have to be the one to tx her and ask how she is or the children .e.g wishing happy christmas and what not .
We went out recently and she just cried over how she's struggling with things ..e.g kids ..life ..being tired and housework ....
(.stuff we all struggle with ).
I feel like it too sometimes as we all do but
I have always been a shoulder to cry on and I totally understand .
But i find she never asks about me ... if i try talk to her she starts going on about how low she feels .
if we meet for a drink ( which we rarley do as of the children always around ) but if we do she ends up getting emotional so the night ends up sad
We both have children
She is healthy ..She has a lovely husband and healthy children and not bad for money .
I'm a single parent and not as well off I'm blessed with what I have . I try and make things postive for the kids and for people around me .
I have days I cry and eat chocolate snd then get upset about how fat I feel.or when my kids don't tidy up 🤣
We all.moan ..we all have days we want to give up and swear and cry and need a break but it's about trying to pick yourself up from it .
I've told her to go to the docs and speak to her husband .
It's hard as they always go out as a family and holidays and look happy the kids seem happy too but when I'm with her she just throws it all at me .
I feel abit exhausted from always having it so negative .
I love her and I know how hard things can be we all do as mothers and women .
I'm not sure what more I can do to help.
I feel wrong for feeling the way I do

OP posts:
Bex5490 · 27/12/2024 21:07

This sounds draining.

My best friend is like family so I wouldn’t be able to just end the friendship. But maybe you could do busy things together instead of opportunities for her to moan.

I’m thinking cinema, theatre etc

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