Salam everyone, feeling a bit heartbroken after a mom friendship ended
Assalamu alaikum. Since moving, getting married, and now having two little ones, I've really struggled to find good friends. Just when I think I've clicked with someone, they either disappear or let me down in a painful way. My most recent friendship just fell apart after 7 months. I had invited her and her daughters over for a sleepover-our kids are around the same age. Everything seemed fine until she started questioning my choices. She's not Muslim anymore, but I embraced Islam through marriage. She asked why my husband, who is practicing, eats halal, and doesn't drink, would marry someone who wasn't born Muslim. This path has been a blessing for us, alhamdulillah, so her doubts really caught me off guard. She also made a comment when my toddler son gave her daughter a peck on the lips-she said, 'Don't kiss him, he's Muslim,' even though she'd asked her baby to give him a kiss. I've never once discussed religion with her. I think as someone who left the deen, she might still be carrying some hurt. Maybe seeing my Ramadan countdown calendar at home triggered something. Since then, she's been distant, cancelled our coffee plans last minute with an apology that didn't feel sincere, and now it's been a week with no word. I can't help but feel it's because of my faith. It just leaves me feeling so rejected and down.