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Welcome to the world Finley Michael - born 2/13/2010
Baby Sister is coming soon!
Where do you/H make friends?
So we were worried about this when we moved back here - I am a SAHM and my H works from home out of an office in Seattle. My BFF lives here and I see her fairly often, and I have also made done mommy friends as well as joined a book club with people I've met on the nest and bump.
H has two friends from school that still live here. One has a poker game every once and a while that H goes to, and one plays golf occasionally with H - both are having babies in june though, so he'll probably see even less than them then. I don't know where to suggest he "make friends" though since he doesn't go to work... Where do your H's make friends?
H has two friends from school that still live here. One has a poker game every once and a while that H goes to, and one plays golf occasionally with H - both are having babies in june though, so he'll probably see even less than them then. I don't know where to suggest he "make friends" though since he doesn't go to work... Where do your H's make friends?
Welcome to the world Finley Michael - born 2/13/2010
Baby Sister is coming soon!
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Re: Where do you/H make friends?
My H meets other mothers @ playdates, too.
Honestly, ALL of DH's (local, as he is originally from Chicago) friends are friends from college (UD) or guys he works with, so I'm not much help. I lied - he sometimes hangs out with our neighbor, who is a highschool friend of mine.
You're looking at it, kid!
As you know, I am a SAHM too so our social life has really been my responsibility. DH can't meet friends through work since everyone he works with works for him and his company has a non-fraternization policy. It's never good to be friends with a person one might have to fire, kwim?
Anyway, I just keep putting ourselves out there. Inviting random internet strangers over, joining the same book clubs you belong to
etc. I just keep at it.
BTW, I believe I have your name on the couples euchre night interest list, right?
I'm interested to hear if anyone has any good suggestions. I'm in the same boat as your H. I work from home for the company I worked for in Chicago and sometimes it can feel kind of isolating and definitely more so since DD was born.
Welcome to the world Finley Michael - born 2/13/2010
Baby Sister is coming soon!
Griffin 10/2007
Some how my DH has found friends in my family (my uncles and cousins) which is nice for him, but it is totally boring for me. . . I mean I already know these people, bring someone more interesting to the table please.
DH's friends are all from high school and my family/his family. He does karaoke with my uncle and plays cards with my bros. His HS buds are all really tight still.
Me, I see my closest friends from school or neighbors growing up. I see bump girls and book club girls. We try to meet ppl at playdates or at her classes but it is hard.
It is hard. I feel like if all my friends lived in the same city, I would be a social butterfly. It just isn't that way since a lot of my friends live out of town or even out of state now.
My closest friends and DH's closest friends all seem so stinkin busy all the time. When you put together different ppl's work schedules and family obligations, it seems like we cannot get out and make plans with ppl sometimes even when we sit down with our calendars.
I wish my DH had time right now to take some golf lessons or set up a poker night but he doesn't have time or desire with his current disc issues in his back.