New Mum Getting Primary School PTSD After Mother's Group Create Break Off Group Chat Without Her

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The feelings of rejection are all too real for new mum Claire Portas, who has just discovered her assigned mother’s group has splintered off and created their own smaller group without her.

Portas made the discovery after bumping into the other mothers on the same day they all said they weren’t available for a big group catch up.

“They said it was an impromptu meet up because they all live in Betoota Sounds”

“But, girl, please, nothing with a baby is impromptu. There were definitely communications exchanged and it definitely wasn’t in the group chat I am in.”

While it’s quite common for mothers groups to splinter off into smaller groups, it’s hitting Claire quite hard because of some potentially unaddressed childhood trauma, as she explains.

“It all happened when Pippa McFly turned all my friends against me because I was better than her at handball. One day I had heaps of friends, the next day I had to eat my lunch with the teacher – not even Anthony the ADHD kid wanted to sit with me.”

“But anyway I am over it now. But it just goes to show you can’t trust anyone and should never let anyone get close enough that you couldn’t walk away from and forget about in 30 seconds.”

When asked, Claire’s mothers group was genuinely disheartened to learn of their apparent betrayal – insisting that it really was an impromptu meet up because of their suburb, not because Claire is a close talking heavy breather with bad breath.

More to come.