After meeting some pretty incredible women here in Rossland due entirely to having two wonderful poppets, I thought I would re post this article from June. I wrote it with my heart open, and expectation high, a few weeks before the actual move itself.
Baby Mommas
There are always been those BIG moments in life when one worries about making new friends. For example changing schools or, ahem, moving.
Making new friends is something I have taken for granted in the past. Always being in one form of institution or another, the same people day after day, has its advantages. In retrospect school is sort of a give in the friend-making department. Thrust amongst a thousand peers for years one is bound to find at least one like-minded individual. Extra-curricular activities from K-12 are the proverbial friend-making icing, being a concentrated pool of similarities and shared interest.
After graduating from University and moving out of the city where I grew up I found myself, for the first time, with no real friend generating systems. I had to pursue friend-making. It was hard. There was more baggage. Ugh. But then something miraculous happened. I pushed out a baby!!!
That baby looks newish... he looks like he's from good stock. Bet his mom is hot.
ReplyDeleteYou read my mind!! I just moved an hour away from my "old life" as well. It took me THREE solid months to exchange phone numbers with another mom. thankfully, she lives in my neighborhood too and our girls will go to scholl together in a few years. BUT the three times we tried to get togheter, she flaked or I didn't get the messge in time to make the park date. Sigh. I wrote about it on my blog...part 1 is my "whine" http://tamitwinfactory.blogspot.com/2010/09/would-you-like-some-cheese-with-that.html and part 2 is my "OMG, I found a friend!" post. http://tamitwinfactory.blogspot.com/2010/09/open-mouth-insert-foot.html
ReplyDeleteI know you can relate! Still looking for more friends though... I can't wait a whole year til the oldest is in school!
mr. mr. He is indeed from good stock, you should see his poppa ;)
ReplyDeleteTami, first of all, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Secondly, I totally feel your pain, and hopefully that one new friend will get you introduced to a heap more!
ReplyDeleteWe are about 6 hours from our "old life". It was a big, welcome change and we are thoroughly enjoying the adventure of making new friends. It forces us out of our box, which is good cause sometimes hubby and I tend toward hermitage.
Good luck on your adventure - I will be stopping by Tami and the Twin Factory :)