How to Handle Toy Sharing (Without Teaching Your Child to Be a People Pleaser)
Boundaries, Friends, KidsChristina Ferraritoy sharing, playdate, play date, play, friend, mom drama, mean girl mom, nursery school, preschool, not sharing, play date drama
4 Reasons Everyone Buys the Mean Girl’s Lies Before Hearing Your Side & What to Do About It
Boundaries, Bullying, Friends, Gaslighting, Kids, Mean Girls, Mother in law, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarimean girl, smear campaign, rumor, narcissists, narcissist, middle school, grown mean girl, mean girl mom
What to Do When Your Friends Forget Your Birthday (Again)
Boundaries, Friends, Family, KidsChristina Ferrariforgot, birthday, bad friend, one sided friend, forgot my birthday, missed birthday, missed
3 Reasons You Can’t Find Friends Who Meet You Halfway & What To Do
Why the Mean Girl Narcissist Has Everyone Fooled But You
Boundaries, Friends, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Kids, Mother in lawChristina Ferrarimean girl, narcissist, narcissistic, bully, fooled, everyone believes her, mean girl game
The Invisible Weight of Being the “Mom Friend” (and How to Share the Load)
Friends, FamilyChristina Ferrarifriendship, fringe friend, mom friend, planner, emotional glue, glue, invisible, emotional labor, invisible glue, invisible labor, planning, not appreciated, unappreciated, burnout, how to be a better friend, drama, exhausting, tired
What to Do When You Find Out Your Old Friend Is a Narcissist & is Smearing Your Name
Mother in law, Mean Girls, Gaslighting, Friends, BoundariesChristina Ferrarinarcissistic, narcissist, mean girl, rumor, smear, smearing, smear your name, gossiping
What to say when family relationships get personal (without making things awkward)
Boundaries, Bullying, Family, Friends, Gaslighting, Rude People, Mother in law, Mean GirlsChristina Ferrarisister in law, mother in law, drama, family disagreement, fight, argument, holidays, holiday drama, family drama, boundaries, excluded, mean, family, awkward
How to handle when your family excludes you
Boundaries, Friends, Family, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude PeopleChristina Ferrarifamily, drama, friend drama, family drama, exclusion, excluded, left out, what to do when you're left out, home for the holidays, holiday drama, thanksgiving, christmas, holidays, awkward, silence
How do you know if a friendship is real or if it's fake
FriendsChristina Ferrarifriend, one sided friendship, friend pulled back, needy, hot and cold, friend changed, did I make up the friendship, friend help, friendship advice, friend audit
Did you make up your friendship in your head? What to do when you thought you were closer than they did.
FriendsChristina Ferrarione sided friend, one sided friendship, fake friend, frenemy, did I make up the friendship, I thought we were closer, needy, thought we were closer, friend pulled back, friend changed
4 signs your friend is really a frenemy and why that hurts more than a mean girl
How to spot & handle a frenemy
Friends, Family, Mean GirlsChristina Ferraritoxic friend, mean girl, mean girls, frenemy, frenemies, bad friends, unsupportive, unsupportive friend, friend help, friend advice, backhanded
Why making friends as an adult feels so hard (and what to do about it)
3 reasons why you trigger people & how to not take it personally
Boundaries, Family, Friends, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarispiral, spiraling, trigger, triggering, doesn't like you, personal, how to not take it personal, overthink, mean girls, relational aggression, school, kids, coworkers, toxic, family drama
4 Ways Mean Girls Gaslight You Into Thinking You’re the Problem (and How to Handle It)
Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, Friends, Family, GaslightingChristina Ferrarimean girls, mean girl energy, drama, gaslight, gaslighting, paranoid, sensitive, dramatic, overthinking, overreading, excuses, deflect
4 Tactics Mean Girl Moms Use to Make Sure You Don’t Feel Welcome When School Starts
Bullying, Friends, Family, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in law, Rude People, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarirelational aggression, bullying, bully, mean girl, mean girl mom, mean girl moms, excluded, not welcome, ignored, group chat, ignore you, ignoring, doesn't say hi, hi
Why Can’t They Just Ask About Me? How to Start Building Reciprocal Friendships.
Family, FriendsChristina Ferrarione sided friend, friendships, friend, mutual friendship, reciprocal, mutual, ask about me, why don't they ask about me, invisible
How to Tolerate Discomfort and Awkwardness in Friendships
Friends, FamilyChristina Ferrariawkward, discomfort, uncomfortable, friendship, friend, fringe, bonus friend, how to show up differently, speak up, speaking up, tell a friend, change, avoid, avoidance
How to Shift from Supporter to Participant (without stealing the spotlight) in your Friendships
Family, Friends, Social eventsChristina Ferrarione upper, brag, bragging, bragger, spotlight, friend help, fringe friend, supporter, support, participant, equal friend, connect, real friend, authentic friendship