Jenna Bush Hager Hates the Term 'Mom Friends': Here's Why
Jenna Bush Hager admitted she isn't a fan of the term "mom friends," and she revealed the reason why during the Friday, July 11, episode of The Today Show.
While talking to guest co-host Dwyane Wade during the Jenna & Friends segment, the duo discussed their friends who have children.
"Some of my best 'mom friends' — which I sort of hate that term because it implies they're not my true friends — but some of my best mom friends are from the time I had my 12-year-old," Bush Hager, 43, said, referring to her eldest daughter, Mila.
In addition to Mila, Bush Hager also shares daughter Poppy, 9, and son Hal, 5, with her husband, Henry Chase Hager.
Bush Hager explained that when she first had Mila, she was part of a "baby group" with some mom friends. She insisted that the friendships were genuine, and she said one person in the group is still one of her "best friends in the world."
"Now we have pre-teens, and so to go through every stage of life together? I think it is necessary to have that community," she said.
Wade, 43, agreed with Bush Hager. "Especially for your kids. Once they get their friends, these playdates [are] big in the world now, obviously, right? So you have to have a relationship with their parents," the father of five said.
"One, for them to allow their kids to come over or vice versa, but also two, if their parents are going to come over, [you got to get along]," the retired athlete continued.
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Throughout her time in the spotlight, Bush Hager has been open about the lessons she's learned as a parent. While speaking to People in 2020, the former first daughter admitted that having her first child made her realize that she needed to put her phone down and be more present.
"I went back to work after three and a half months and, in the beginning, I would try and respond to emails while hanging with Mila, but I felt so distracted,' she said at the time. 'Now, I leave my phone in another room and give Mila all my attention when I'm with her.'
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