Ideas of what to do

ruthyboo

Hi Ladies! I dont post often but when I have you have all been very helpfull. So my cousin and I have drifted apart over the years because she got into drugs and has been in and out of rehab many times; she just had a DD last month and has been sober for just under a year and I would really like to reconect with her and I would like our DD's to have a relationship.

I am going on a Play Date to her house on Wednesday and I was wondering if you ladies had any Ideas of what we can do. I know it will be a little awkward in the begining but really want to have a good time.

If you have any ideas of what we could do with a 1 month old and a 6 month old please let me know I would really appreciate it. And Thanks!

 

meltoine

Find a children's library. Read books out loud to the girls when you run out of things to talk about. 

mmarsac

You could bring a Baby Einstein DVD and see if they like it.  You could also bring some of your LO's favorite things from that age and see if your cousin's LO likes them.  (My friend borrowed some of our swaddle blankets to see if her DD liked them before she bought any.)  A lot of times when I go visit friends, we just sit and chat while the babies play on the floor.

I think it's great positive reinforcement that you're trying to reconnect with her.  People who get clean need support from non-users.  They need to know that people they care about are willing to accept them when they straighten their lives out.  It's also good for her to have a social network of non-users.

ruthyboo

Thank you. This is what I am trying to do. I know all of her friends are still using so she has no social life and doesnt have a great immediate family support being offered to her either.

Thank you and PP for your ideas!