I am having trouble trying to find other moms who have kids around the same age as my son but who I can also become friends. Most of my friends don't have kids yet. Anyone have any suggestions on how to meet other moms? I wish there was a "dating" site for moms to meet mom's!
Post by Leapinglizards on Feb 3, 2015 8:30:31 GMT -5
Try and maybe host a black party in your neighborhood. There might be other SAHM''s that you don't know about and it's always easier to be right down the street
I agree with storytime at the library. I tried meetup.com, but all the groups are an hour away from where we live and I don't want to drive out there all the time. I would love to start something in my town, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
I joined a playgroup via meetup.com. I was very intimidated at first but the group is a lot of moms like me trying to figure out how to navigate being at home with little ones.
Post by butnotthearmadillo on Feb 3, 2015 12:40:39 GMT -5
I pretty much the same problem, the only new Mom friend I made is someone I met at the birth class two years ago. Many of my friends have children but most of them live out of state.
Meetup was kind of useful in a sense that I learned about places to go in the area. Library time is also a good idea, but so far I've not gotten close to other parents there. Nap times so far have been interfering with 90% of all activities.
As pp said, meetup.com is a good place to check. Actually met a good group of ladies on my local board over at tb thankfully we all moved over here. There are a few local boards that are on here but I'm sure you've checked that already. GL!
True story for me, too. There is one little girl who lives just a couple houses down, but her mom is so bad at returning my texts for play dates and following through. They just had another LO a few months ago so I guess she is too busy. It sucks because my DD and her DD always have a blast together. I have never heard of meetup.com so I'll have to check that out! We moved here about a year and half ago so I have no friends here, really. It's lonely
I second what other people have said, MOMS groups, story time at the library. There's also gyms, like MyGym that caters to kids and there's a lot of SAHM's there. We also have a business that does all sorts of classes for expectant mothers then once you have kids they have classes for that too, like baby yoga, stuff like that. It def sucks trying to meet people, but good luck!
I have a friend that I met in the birthing class that I took but she's super busy. We try to make time to get together once or twice a month. I want to enroll DD in a music class so I'm hoping to meet other moms there.
I've exchanged contact info with moms I've met at the park and DS1's classes. You have to put yourself out there a little to ask for contact info and then make an effort to get together but it pays off.
Post by redhorizon343 on Feb 8, 2015 21:08:05 GMT -5
Like some other PP's have mentioned - I do meetup.com and have found some success. I've only been a mom for about 6 months, so it's hard to say if I've found any lasting friendships, but there are at least opportunities to get out of the house and talk with other moms.
If your child is still pre-preschool age then you can sign up for local baby classes. I've met one or two ladies at a music class that I go to with LO. Our community pool also does swimming lessons that I'm sure I would be able to meet nice ladies at if I were brave enough to show myself in public while wearing a swim suit.
I have the same issues! I have friends from high school and college, but the majority don't have kids so my LO gets ansy. I've met some people taking my LO to the park. He's always making friends and I end up talking to the other mom's there.
I agree with storytime at the library. I tried meetup.com, but all the groups are an hour away from where we live and I don't want to drive out there all the time. I would love to start something in my town, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
+1 for the library. Also, we have a children's museum with an informal preschool group we go to and a local gallery has a preschool time once a week. Look into informal groups and see what moms you click with.
Post by gnomesweetgnome on Feb 10, 2015 13:12:06 GMT -5
I joined a SAHM group on Meetup.com - definitely check there for something similar in your area. I've also heard good things about the SmileMom app, which allows moms to find other moms local to them. I haven't used it, so I'm not sure about the details.
I also meet moms at the library story times, and through my church.
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