True confession time: If I get invited to one more Stella & Dot party, I might scream.
I completely understand needing a flexible way to earn money as a mom, but there has got to be something better than this new wave of Tupperware-style pyramid schemes. I don’t need a bunch of overpriced jewelry, essential oils or body wraps — I need friends who aren’t trying to sell me stuff.
It’s hard to forge a real connection with someone who's trying to recruit you
I refuse to ask my friends to attend a party where shopping is required
I want my friends to know that I care more about our connection than scoring a free hostess gift. And to my friends that sell, I totally want to help them out, but it will have to be in some other capacity. I don’t have the time or energy to throw a pseudo party and I don’t have the cash to buy what they're selling.
This multilevel marketing is preying on women who are desperate to earn money and stay home with their kids. But it’s causing them to alienate their friends — the same women who want to help but are often in a similar situation, needing their expendable income for more pressing items than bangles and cellulite cream.
So, let’s stop marketing to each other and find a better way to earn income and a better way to support one another.
