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I went to my first MOMS Club today

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And it was pretty awesome!  We met at a huge park, so the kids played and we just sat in a circle and talked, it was nice.  Out of the 15 ish women that were there, I definetly "clicked" with about 5-6 of them, they had similar interests as me and we just chatted for over an hour.  So nice!

PS, Thanks for everyone that encouraged me to go last week Big Smile I was really nervous before I went, but I had fun, and am going to another event next week too.

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  • Alexandra*sMomAlexandra*sMom member
    My best friends are all ladies I have met through Moms Club.  I joined almost 3 years ago and somehow will be president soon.
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  • The_Jen626The_Jen626
    Oh that's cool!  I have a ton of friends with kids my DD's age, but they all work full time, so I need some new friends to fill up my M-F's.
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  • JaysonandKristinJaysonandKristin member

    That's exactly why I didn't like MOMS club.  All the kids got shoved into a playroom and all the ladies hovered around the food and beverages and chit-chatted.  I was the only one who floated back and forth between the kids and the adults.  

    Not saying that nobody was supervising your kids today, but the whole sit in a circle and chat thing just really irks me.  I guess I just had different expectations of what MOMS was supposed to be like in my area.

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  • DevonPowDevonPow member

    Great! I have met so many lifelong friends through my MOMS Club. I now have a group of 5-6 of us that get together almost every day (we actually just all got back from dinner with the kids!) I joined when DS was 4 months old and have been on the Board for 3 years, the last year as President.

    For the PP who didn't like that the MOMS Club had the moms hanging out...???  I think that the best part of our Club is the friendships the moms make, and the talks we have. If I just wanted my kid to play while I watched and didn't talk to anyone else I could bring him to the park any time.

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  • Alexandra*sMomAlexandra*sMom member
    imageJaysonandKristin:

    That's exactly why I didn't like MOMS club.  I guess I just had different expectations of what MOMS was supposed to be like in my area.

    I guess it also depends on the age.  Your DS is young.  For my older two, last summer was great because they didn't require much help on the playground.  This summer, all of us Moms will be running, our Moms Club had 9 babies in 2010, so that is 9 toddlers we are chasing!!!

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  • emathis2emathis2
    Good for you!  I didn't join MOMs Club but am in another moms group through Meetup and I love it. I have made some great friends through it.  In my zip code the MOMS club wasn't my thing but I'm sure they totally vary from area to area. Its just important to get out there and meet other moms to experience it together.
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  • ilovelifeilovelife member
    I went to a MOMS monthly meeting (the local chapter advises you to attend a meeting versus meetup first) and two of the moms started arguing. Then I was reading through their handbook and they have an anti-gossiping policy, which leads me to believe that they have a huge problem with gossiping. So I enrolled lo in a baby gym class a few months ago and met some moms there!
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  • celestej619celestej619
    That's awesome! I'm hoping to look into something like that when my LO is just a little older. I could really use some mommy friends.
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  • Fashiongal1973Fashiongal1973
    Yeah! I love my Mom's Club. It is a great mix of people and I love having other mom's to talk to and ask questions. We never shove the kids in another room and there are several with kids in my DS's age range so we hang out at the playground with the activities that they can do and there are even special dates for the younger ones. 
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