I really want to be more active with the kids....like more social I guess you should say. Some of my best friends either have nothing in common with me (not married or no kids).....or live far away.
Ok....first let me start by saying that it is hard when you have kids to be friends with people that don't have kids.....that sounds rude right?? But I guess I mean that once you have kids it is such a lifestyle change and finding time to do things with those friends becomes scarce. It might just be me. So as much as I LOVE those friends (with no kids) I just rarely had time to hang out with them. So friendships dwindle away. IS it just me? Or does any other mom have that problem?
Anyway.....the story goes.....I feel like I need more friends......to be more social with people that HAVE kids and that I can get the kids together with their kids....for playdates and such. To have friends that I actually do have something in common with...ya know?
And for my kids to have more friends....I think they already have me beat, but it is important for them to be social. I want them to be active....and play.....with kids.
So that is my resolution. But how do I make that happen. I thought about joining some playgroups. EAsy enough right? One of my friends (I do have a few, remember) suggested meetup.com. SO I checked it out. I searched and wanted to join a group. But it seems that once a group is already started it is hard to get it.
The playdates get full.....and being new it seemed awkward. Maybe I am just too shy.
So I decided to start my own meetup group. And I get to make up the playdates.....and that seems easier. So today I added a meetup group. I set up the page and even started some playdates. But now I have to get people to join. So we will see if this helps at all.....
So any of my local friends/readers.......interested in a playgroup...... check it out.
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I feel the same way. One of my very good childhood friends has no children and doesn't quite understand that my husband and I just can't pick up and go out when they want to. We have to find a babysitter, have money to pay a babysitter + money to go out and make sure it's around the twins schedule. After all that, sometimes I don't have the energy to go out.
ReplyDeleteI totally get it. My friend who just got married keeps saying they want to come visit. I am thinking why? What the heck will we do? what will we talk about? They can't understand the level of exhausting that comes with kids there isn't room for much else.
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