As a
young professional, my social circle is kind of evolving daily. After
having my son I found myself if a very unique place. NONE of my high
school and college friends were even married (most not even dating) and kids
were the last thing on their mind. Our siblings do not have any kids
either. We had two couple friends that
had babies as well and I had one co-worker friend who had just gotten pregnant
so my pool of “mommy friends” was pretty light. I made the choice for my kids to be cared for
at home, so there were no parents to meet from the day care class. Where was I going to meet “mommy friends”?
The truth
is I still don’t know. My oldest son is
21 months old and I still have the same number of mommy friends. As a working mother I find it hard to make
mommy friends. I have spent countless
hours looking into activities that I could do with my kids and other
parents. Most mommy and me activities I
have found occur late morning on weekdays which essentially cuts out the whole
working parent population. I did enroll
my oldest in swimming lessons, it was a mommy and me type course. I would chat with the other parents while we
were waiting for the class to start.
Most were SAH moms and the majority of their play dates occur during the
day Monday through Friday. Another
social circle that I was unable to break into. L
My other
concern with my lack of “mommy friends” was socialization for my son (my
youngest is too young to need socialization).
Thankfully, this has resolved itself slightly with a combination of my
neighbor and “grandmommy friends.” My
next door neighbor babysits her grandson who is slightly older than my oldest
and the two have quickly become great friends and the close proximity makes it
possible for them to play together almost every day.
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