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All my new friends here are pregnant!
MH and I have been here for a year now. I loved how when I first posted, all you ladies gave me some help on how to adjust to a new city, since Miami differs by weather tremendously. I have a wonderful job at a small christian school and have a great family here through our church. All my co-workers are over 40 but make me feel so welcomed and loved. So, it is safe to say that we are now planted in Boston with great friends. The only problem is all the friends that I made here are either 21 and under and single, married and over 40, or married with kids or a baby on the way. I am the only non-mom in my group of friends and I am getting a little sad. I miss my friends from Miami that could double date or have a girls night out. Does anyone have a similar situation?
PS: Is there an app for thenest.com on an iphone???
Re: All my new friends here are pregnant!
Can you find some meetup groups that are more in line with where you are in life?
No idea on the iPhone question. I'm a Luddite.
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Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
Make a few new friends- but honestly, this is just the time in people's lives where babies are coming once they are married. We were married 6 years before DS came, and that is a long time- much longer than most of our friends waited.
Keep your new mom friends- few things are more hurtful than being dumped by a non-mom good friend once you have a baby. Sure, time is limited, but we WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR LIFE!!! I definitely still hook up with my non-mom friends as often as possible- once a month, even if just for sushi and drinks on a Saturday night. It's easier now that DS is a little older. The first 6 months, I admit, i was VERY wrapped up in DS. I love hearing about all the fun things they are doing, how work is going for them, what trips they are taking, what they are doing to their houses, etc. I love having non-baby talk. I get bored with baby baby baby talk nonstop among my mom friends, to be honest.
Punky, thanks for that inside look from the mom friend point of view. I needed to hear that. I cherish the wonderful women I have met, and I am going to do my very best to keep a tie with them. MH and I were thinking of starting a family next year, but it is so hard to consider having children in a city that is so far away from our family. I know I would need those ladies by my side if that were to occur. I am going to try to keep a one month hang out ritual with these ladies, so thanks for that idea.
I still would like to meet some other ladies out there that share this chapter with me. I need to find something to join!
It's hard making new friends as an adult. The best way DH and I have found to do that is through our hobbies, which for us tends to be sports/activity-related things like volleyball and snowboarding. Are there any leagues you might be interested in joining, even for silly things like dodge ball (BSSC has a league for this)?
What are your interests? Find a group that shares them through Meetup or something along those lines and you might meet some cool people.
There's no Nest app that I know of.
Hi! While not all of my married friends are pregnant/have kids, a lot are/do.
I live in Quincy too - anyone up for a GTG?
I know exactly what you mean..I moved to Mass a few years ago from the south and have met some great friends! - But, they're a bit ahead of my husband and me and all had their first children during our engagement. He and I want to wait a while longer in order to really get settled and accomplish some goals we have...It's not the easiest of situations...Not to mention, all of my family is in the south too. What's it going to be like having a baby without my mama around or his or her cousins (from my side of the family) to play with???