Comments on: Finding ‘Mommy Friends’ Is Harder Than My Full-Time Job http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/ The latest pregnancy, parenting and fertility news and trends from The Bump, the inside scoop on pregnancy. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Amanda http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-17897 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:46:40 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-17897 Was hoping for suggestions on how to meet SAHM’s….sigh. Oh well.

]]> By: Jaimi http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-8285 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:56:48 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-8285 That’s what I was expecting too. I have some insights on my own blog. If anyone here is interested. It’s geared towards SAHMs, but the mom info is applicable to all moms. (Based on a book called “The Female Brain” written by Louann Brizendine, M.D.) When we are in the motherhood stage of our lives, our hormones literally gear us to want to be near our children. It’s our season of life to be mothers, and we all know how fast our children grow, so it’s ok to realize that maybe our time is best given to our children right now, and through the experiences with our kids we will be presented with situations where we can meet other moms. Really, though, it’s not going to be like high school or college, because our kids need us and we can’t just hang out with our friends when we feel like it. We all have to be patient with life, soak up the time we have with our children now and understand that there will be a whole new chapter of life after they are grown.

Join playgroups, volunteer at church or another community organization, join a Bible study or book club, or work part time. You can meet people through those methods, but friendships might be pretty casual and not deep since kids take up so much time.

]]> By: Jaimi http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-8283 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:49:27 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-8283 I can relate to this. I have resigned myself not to stop looking for mom friends, but I realize that in this season of my life, it is more needed for me to spend time with my children and husband than out and about with friends. It happens here and there and we set up playdates, but often the relationships are really geared in the place in our life that we share-motherhood. That’s ok with me. When my kids are gone and grown, I will have a new season that will probably include more friendships and time with just my spouse. I am excited for that season, but won’t give up what I have right now getting to spend every day caring for my children. It is nice to think that we can be open and accept any mom friend no matter whether she stays home or works. (Many SAHMs work from home, so there is another category too.) However, it is only logical to understand that I as a SAHM am going to connect more with another SAHM than a working mom on more levels.

]]> By: Regan http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-6803 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:43:29 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-6803 I found some mommy friends through my child’s daycare center. I also found some really great ones through an online mommy forum (it’s one for the region I live in and I just sent a few messages to some moms who appeared to live close by). I also thought this article was about how to find mommy friends. I think you just have to go for it and if a child and mom seem fun, ask if they want to set up a play date sometime.

]]> By: Jilly Smith http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-6461 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:17:04 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-6461 I would like to second your comment Hollie. I was also hoping for an article discussing the difficulty in finding other parent friends rather than the categorizing of them

]]> By: Megan http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-6366 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:19:22 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-6366 This article was useless. Give us strategies not stupid inch deep analysis.

]]> By: Lomo http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-6351 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 06:07:20 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-6351 I think all moms are so busy and so focused on their kid(s) that the only mom friends you’ll be able to find are the ones whose schedules somehow line up with yours. I’m a SAHM whose local friends don’t have kids yet, and I try to meet other moms at the library and from meetup, but after a year out and about I haven’t really forged any friendships with other moms, because even when we’re together our kids are usually there and distract us from conversations. I’m getting the feeling that moms of young kids all feel a little lonely in the friendship department, even though our hearts are usually full from being with our beautiful little ones. I guess relating online like this helps somewhat.

]]> By: Hollie Hardison http://blog.thebump.com/2012/12/26/finding-mommy-friends-is-harder-than-my-full-time-job/#comment-6308 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:43:14 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=8164#comment-6308 I’m a part-time working mom so I feel I get the best of both worlds. I was a little disappointed when I read this article. I was hoping there would be better advice on how to find other mom friends. My coworkers are either too old or too young and I haven’t been here long and don’t know anybody much less anyone with kids. joining support groups and finding friends can be challenging when I’m either at work or taking care of my baby…what to do?

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