Proud of myself, a little AW

JDO

I guess I'm kind of shy, maybe even a bit antisocial. I'm not good at making new friends. We've lived in our current house for 6 years and I'm not on a first name basis with any of our neighbors. They all seem like they'd be cool, there's a lot of couples right around the same age as us. A lot of them have kids, and are out playing in the cul-de-sac all the time.

I saw two of my neighbors outside with the kids today and I made myself go over and say hello. I told myself I was doing it for W, I want him to be able to grow up playing with the other kids and not be totally socially awkward like his mom. I'm really proud of myself for finally getting up the courage to meet some of the neighbors!

topbirdsix

Good for you! The first 'hello' is always the hardest.

DreadLoc

That's great!  I don't know if I could ever just go up to someone and say "Hi!"...being raised anti-social sucks so it's great you put yourself out there for the sake of LO.

gemrae1225

That's absolutely fantastic!  I met a new neighbor today.  I always walk my dog on the same route and she was outside reading so I struck up a conversation.  Her daughter who happens to be autistic took to Dominic and he was in heaven with her. 

EmilieE23

Good for you! I've never been very socially awkward but my friend/neighbor is so I've had a small glimpse into how difficult it is. Yay for you!

write2nicole

Yay! I know how hard it is, and you should be proud!

josh&jess

yay good for you

SnoopyLuv

That's great! I keep walking my neighborhood at all times of day trying to find all the SAHM's. I still haven't found another and I know there are a bunch in my development! Grr!

Ananke

Yay!  Great job!  I've always been nervous to talk to new people, but I'm pretty good at using that nervous energy to propel myself forward to engage with people or an audience (I'm good at public speaking).  I just wish there were some people to engage with around here.  We pretty much have old retired couples around us or major rednecks. 

delg23

You SHOULD be proud! I am the same way as you. I am telling myself that I need to do the same when we move in a month. My son is SO social and I have to find friends for him or he is going to be sad.

SimoneSays22

Good for you! I'm sure your neighbors were so happy you introduced yourself and I think that's awesome that W gives you the motivation to do it!

kah01009

delg23:

You SHOULD be proud! I am the same way as you. I am telling myself that I need to do the same when we move in a month. My son is SO social and I have to find friends for him or he is going to be sad.

Good for you, OP! You SHOULD be proud! You're a good momma, and you'll benefit from putting yourself out there too.

I'm pretty social, but DH and I are such homebodies that it's hard to meet new people. I had a great social life through work, but now that I'm a SAHM, it's rare for me to see many people other than DH or my sisters. We're also moving in a couple of months and I'm hoping that it brings new opportunities for me to meet other moms in the area. Now that the weather is warming up here in NY and I feel like DD is finally more portable (no more crying in the car just because!), I feel like I need to come up with activities to make our weeks more active and have more of an out-of-the-house routine. I'm thinking about a music class, library story times, etc. Any other ideas, fellow mommas?

jamiemsmith

Way to go girly! I finally met a few people in our neighborhood, it's nice knowing the people around you. Thankfully they don't want to be all buddy buddy now! YKWIM?