Breaking Down Ashley Tisdale's “Toxic Mom Group” Essay—And Why Everyone Is Talking About It
“I have not felt that one iota since becoming a parent,” the Tangled star noted. “I’ve actually been so surprised by the meaningful relationships I’ve found with other moms and other parents just in general. That has always been my takeaway, and you need that. You need community. You need to find that support wherever you can get it.”
Still, Koma’s post kept the conversation going, prompting Trainor to give her two cents in a Jan. 8 TikTok.
The video showed the mom of Riley, 5, Barry, 2, and Mikey, 4 months, with husband Daryl Sabara sitting at a computer as she mimicked typing and feigned surprised, her single “Still Don’t Care” playing in the background. The caption, alongside a healthy helping of tea emojis, read, “Me finding out about the apparent mom group drama.”
Sabara backed her forthwith, telling TMZ Jan. 8, “No drama over here…Just trying to keep the kids happy.”
And asked how he felt about Tisdale’s essay, he offered, “I don’t really know. I hope she’s okay, though.”
Trainor noted she was especially confused because it’s been a while since she hung out with the group.
“It was really hard for a lot of moms, and I felt so bad,” she told Us Weekly in April. “I felt bad for Ashley, that she was ever that sad. I think it was just a lot of miscommunication and confusion. I don’t really know what happened, but I wish them all the best. I texted all of them. Ashley texted me, ‘I’m sorry, your name got dragged in.’ And I was like, ‘It’s all right, girl. The world’s a silly, crazy place, and they just want something to talk about.'”