Ashley Tisdale French, the actress and singer from “High School Musical,” has revealed why she decided to step away from her mom friend group. What started as a supportive community eventually turned toxic, leaving her feeling excluded and alone.
After welcoming her first child, Tisdale French, mother to daughters Jupiter and Emerson, wanted to connect with other moms. She joined a group started by a friend and initially felt like she had found her “village.”
“I felt a sense of belonging,” she wrote. “It made me hopeful about balancing work and family life, seeing these amazing women doing it all.”
She admired the other moms for building brands, running businesses, and launching creative projects. But she warned readers not to try identifying anyone from the group—things were not as they seemed.
Problems started when she noticed she was being left out of hangouts, sometimes learning about them only on Instagram. The breaking point came when she was ignored even at her own daughter’s birthday party.
Tisdale French described these feelings as “emotional echoes” between high school and being a new mom, amplified by uncertainty and hormonal changes.
She told the group, “This is too high school for me and I don’t want to take part in it anymore.” Some moms later reached out, but she still questioned the group’s dynamic.
“To be clear, I don’t think these moms were bad people, maybe one. But for me, the group stopped being healthy and positive,” she explained.
She added that her experience is far from unique. Other moms reached out to share similar stories after she posted about it.
Ashley Tisdale became famous through Disney Channel hits like “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and “High School Musical.” She also released three studio albums, beginning with “Headstrong.”
