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Re: Flameful yet?
See, this is the kind of info that would have been helpful. Thanks.
JM, I get that and I don't feel like it is all their fault at all. Honestly, when my friends ask me to do something, I actually do go unless we have plan already. I'm that greedy for time away from the kids and catching up with my friends. lol
Tamb, I called my OB this time too and she asked me "Wait, how long ago did you have the baby? one week?" and I said "yes" she said "totally normal, don't worry about it" and the way she handled it was really nice.
We are down the road from Woodson; very close to NOVA.
I've been a lurker here for awhile but given my flameful is somewhat related to some of the posts today I think I'll give posting a go. I have a 6 week old son and will be a SAHM until September when the school year starts again (6th grade teacher). I love my kid but I am going nuts being at home all day and not having any mom friends. My flameful is that I spend my afternoons watching 90210, OTH, and Veronica Mars on SoapNet.
Also flameful is that I decided to post after seeing so many in Virginia. I'm in Chantilly. I feel stupid assuming anyone would ever want to meet me but I'm desperate enough that the eventual possibility of making friends here that I can see IRL is too tempting.
I'm not as creepy as I sound, I swear :-P just lonely.
I spent WAYYYYY too much time at Chantilly High School for state band things as a teenager. I still remember how to get there. Turn left at the two-story McDonalds!
Also, welcome.
Updated September 2012.
Thanks
My husband went to HS at Chantilly! I'm not from VA but like the area apart from traffic.
I actually remember many locations by their proximity to a McDonalds, sadly enough. I'm a sucker for their fries. Only thing I could eat for the first 16 weeks of my pregnancy without nausea.
I can generally do Monday and Tuesdays, but not Fridays and never ever Sundays.
Even if you don't meet people IRL, nesting all day can become a full on obsession. I know that no matter what my social life looks like, I will always have someone here to drunk nest with on weekends. Always. And most weekdays, too.
"As of page 2 this might be the most boring argument ever. It's making me long for Rape Day." - Mouse
What year did you graduate?
Updated September 2012.
Oh, I believe it
my BMB on TB moved to Facebook at the end of March and there are always a ton of new posts when I log in during feeding time. It's a great group, but I lurk more on TN cuz I can only spend so much of the day thinking/reading/talking about babies. I enjoy the varied topics here.
Well, I didn't graduate from GCM, since I moved to CA right after my junior year. But I was class of 2000.
I've been/am there also. On the shower front, if not for my mom and sister I would not have had a bridal or baby shower. No bachelorette party.
ALSO, I joined a fvvcking meetup that was supposed to be working mom friendly. Not a single damned meetup is scheduled for the weekend.
I am signing Jackson up for tots gymnastics tomorrow in hopes I will meet at least one frigging mom friend that I would actually want to hang with.
My mom had it easy. In our development alone she had seven good friends, she is still good friends with a few of them.
Last night DH went to a brewery movie night and had a great time. In May he is going away for the weekend with his guy friend. I basically told him it sucked that when I get out of the house it is to go grocery shopping and he gets to do all of this fun stuff.
He said, "well most of your friends suck."
I had no comeback.
Daycare is SO exhausting!
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Cleo, we can hang out once I become a Lady of Leisure!
And I always wonder if all the other moms hang out together whenever I go to birthday parties for DD's classmates. And then I feel all awkward and insecure. And they're all standing around chatting and I'm standing there all weird and stuff, pretending to be really interested in watching my kid climb the ladder or whatever. But I have a feeling that's more my problem than theirs. LOL
Also, lp I must say I'm having the same insecurities about picking DD up from school once I stop work. I sort of want to take the nanny with me. What if I do it WRONG?? OMG, I'm such a dork.
It really is nice to see that so many moms are in the same place. I joined a MOMS club and it's really helpful. They do play groups once a week, plus other stuff. We're also doing swim lessons.
I really do miss my non-parent friends, though. We're having a brunch with some childless couples this weekend and I feel weird about it. And I don't understand why we're the first ones with kids- we're all in our 30's. Oh well.
I still like this song:
Jessie J -- Who You Are
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2WWrupMBAE&feature=relmfu
Well my 30th reunion is this fall. I'm seriously considering it. I would totally GTG if I come. I'm old, tho. 30'efing years.