Since my sister in law (aka the only other stay at home mom I know) moved away, I have had a hard time finding women to gang out with. I finally emailed a friend I haven’t seen in a while and invited her over for dinner. After several emails, we settled on a day. I shopped, cleaned, and readied myself for a well deserved time with a friend only to be let down, she had to work late. It’s not that I don’t believe that she did, but I felt let down. A little thing like a dinner with a friend means a lot when you don’t have contact with friends for weeks at a time. Without my sister in law ans our regular play dates to look forward to, this dinner meant something to me; it was something to look forward to. Someone told me once that when you schedule something to make sure to follow through, and to be on time. I try to follow that. Excitement and anticipation can quickly turn to rejection and abandonment. And that’s what I felt.
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One Response to “Stood up”
Oh that stinks! I had my first at 19, so I lost touch with almost all my friends within just a few years of having my daughter. The moms I did/do meet are almost always older then me, so our kids are one of the few things in common.
When my 2nd daughter was younger, i found a local group on yahoo groups. They would arrange playdates & it was fun. It never turned into a friendship or if it did, it only lasted a short time, but I did enjoy myself & look back at it fondly.
Maybe you could find a local group, the yahoo groups was free which was nice. I think meetup sight has groups for playdates as well.
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