Will Friedle Doesn't Celebrate Mother's Day With Wife

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14-05-2025

As you probably know, it was Mother's Day on Sunday, a day when people everywhere express their gratitude and appreciation for the moms in their lives. However, Boy Meets World star Will Friedle left his podcast cohosts absolutely speechless when he admitted that he doesn't mark Mother's Day with his wife, Susan, who is a mom of one.
For reference, Will, 48, married Susan in 2016, and while they have no children together, he is stepfather to her daughter, Lexi, who was 21 years old when he and Susan first started dating.
During Monday's episode of his podcast, Pod Meets World, Will's cohost Danielle Fishel brought up Mother's Day — and he became noticeably flustered when both Danielle and cohost Rider Strong told him that he should be honoring his wife.
'Wait, did I have to get stuff for Sue every… I don't get stuff for Sue on Mother's Day, am I supposed to?' Will began, and when Rider asked if he at least says 'Happy Mother's Day,' Will confessed: 'Probably not? I don't know!''Wow,' Rider replied, with Danielle exclaiming: 'Will! Did you not say 'Happy Mother's Day' today? Do you celebrate the holiday for her at all?!''I say it to my mom,' Will repeated, while Rider told him: 'You should acknowledge it.'
Will argued that Susan's daughter is 35 years old now, and when Danielle retorted: 'It doesn't matter, she's still a mother,' Will wearily replied: 'I know, I never think about it, I guess.'
'You guys don't do anything?' Danielle asked, audibly still stunned. 'Does Susan spend every Mother's Day with Lexi?'Will said that she didn't, and Danielle, who has two sons with her husband Jensen Karp, followed up: 'OK, let's say they're not spending it together, what do you do for your wife, Susan, for Mother's Day?''I let her cook me my favorite meal,' Will joked, quickly adding: 'I'm kidding!'But Danielle and Rider still couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that he doesn't acknowledge Mother's Day at all with Susan, with Danielle warning: 'Will, if this is not a bit…''I've never thought about it!' Will insisted, becoming more and more flustered. 'Where it's like… It's Mother's… Lexi's 35! I wish my mom a happy Mother's Day, send flowers or do something, but I worship my wife every other day — I don't worship her any differently on Mother's Day!"
Rider, who has a 9-year-old son with his wife, Alex, explained: 'Mother's Day changes meaning, because it used to just be a time for me to call my mom, and it became a time for me to call my mom but also acknowledge my wife.'
'But that makes more sense, you've got a little kid, you live together with the kid — by the time I met Lexi she was already 21,' Will reasoned, but Rider argued: 'Right, but it's about her identity as a mother, it's not about my relationship to her being a mother. It's just about celebrating motherhood.'
Rider and Danielle's reactions appeared to strike a chord with Will, and he ended up saying: 'I'm going to have to celebrate Sue, I owe her retroactively. I owe her a bunch of Mother's Day stuff!''You do, you owe her a whole bunch of nice little things,' Danielle agreed, prompting Will to plead: 'I give her nice little things all the time! I enjoy giving her nice things, like, worshipping her on just a regular Wednesday. I like to be like: 'Hey, babe, this is for you because you're awesome,' as opposed to: 'This is the day I'm supposed to do this.''And when Danielle related this theory to Valentine's Day, Will said that he and Susan 'never celebrate Valentine's Day."
I'm genuinely curious to know what you make of Will not celebrating his wife on Mother's Day — let me know in the comments below!