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Does anyone feel being a SAHM can be very lonely?

souledoutgirlsouledoutgirl
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I'm just wondering if anyone else feels this way, even occasionally. I've been pretty down/lonely lately and feel like I have no one to talk to. I try to call my friends to make plans, but they're always busy, and their LO's are about 8 months older than mine and they have their own playgroup stuff going on. It doesn't help that DH & I are kind of in one of the "ebbs" of the ebb-and-flow of marriage.
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Re: Does anyone feel being a SAHM can be very lonely?

  • pinksweetpea2pinksweetpea2 member

    Yes- many times.  Especially in the first year.  I just kept scheduling playdates, started taking Lily to the swings (so I could talk to people at the playground, and just generally getting out and about every day.  

    Does your library have a babies and books?  Have you tried to find a new Moms group in your area (they are usually for Moms of babies under a year).  Have you tried to find your own playgroups?

    All you need is one or two other Mamas who will meet up once a week.  That is where I started.

    GL 


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  • lwrigley2000lwrigley2000

    Yup.

    You may have to force yourself to get out there, (I find it easier to walk in my neighborhood then go up to my local park, but at least there, there is the chance I can speak to another adult.) and be the one to initate the conversation, but most likely the other moms are happy to talk and get together.

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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    Sure. I definitely thinks it takes effort to "get out there"
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  • Carol*BradyCarol*Brady
    Yes, I still fight that 6yrs into this gig.  I soothe my loneliness by coming here & chatting.
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  • schnookeeschnookee member
    Omg totally! I love LO and love being a SAHM but I've been extremely lonely lately. Especially when my husband works late. I really don't have any close friends and my family isn't very supportive. I hate feeling like this and would like to maybe meet some more people but I don't know how to do that. Also, the area I currently live in has a majority of lower class people. Not money wise, but moral wise and definitely not the type of people I want my kid around. I can't wait to move.
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  • lys84lys84
    yes. i recently joined gymboree and its good because i can meet other moms in the area that also stay at home. i also recently joined a moms group on meetup.com. they post all kinds of free events in the area. i havent started yet, but it looks promising.
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  • stargirlsheartstargirlsheart
    I feel very lonely. My friends (previous co-workers) all live in the same area about 45min away and all get together frequently and I feel like an outsider.  I really don't know how to make new mommy friends. I go to Gymboree and most of the adults are nannys.  I do some volunteering at my church but those ladies are retired.  I love being a SAHM but I would love to have a group of friends to have play dates and some adult conversation.
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