Comments on: How to Meet Other Stay at Home Moms http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-meet-other-stay-at-home-moms/ Tips for busy work at home moms Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephanie http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-meet-other-stay-at-home-moms/#comment-21444 Stephanie Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:41:45 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-meet-other-stay-at-home-moms/#comment-21444 That's been a challenge for me too, as I'm also very shy. I generally don't manage that on a first meeting. What I try to do at the park is see if they come regularly. That gives a chance to talk a few more times, and things can develop a bit more naturally. Another challenge for me is that my son is also intensely shy, so he pulls me away from people he doesn't know. Plus he of course wants to be playing, but is generally too shy to step far away from me. I've been working on that, but it's slow going. Really interferes with conversation, though. I've often found that pushing myself a little beyond my comfort zone helps. You don't have to share contact information right away, but finding out if you can meet pretty regularly at the park is nice. Some other places this doesn't work as well, of course. Most people don't go to the museum on a weekly basis, so if you meet a mom there it can be more difficult. Then again, places like that the moms may have driven a bit of a distance, and so friendship would be more challenging anyhow. That’s been a challenge for me too, as I’m also very shy. I generally don’t manage that on a first meeting. What I try to do at the park is see if they come regularly. That gives a chance to talk a few more times, and things can develop a bit more naturally.

Another challenge for me is that my son is also intensely shy, so he pulls me away from people he doesn’t know. Plus he of course wants to be playing, but is generally too shy to step far away from me. I’ve been working on that, but it’s slow going. Really interferes with conversation, though.

I’ve often found that pushing myself a little beyond my comfort zone helps. You don’t have to share contact information right away, but finding out if you can meet pretty regularly at the park is nice.

Some other places this doesn’t work as well, of course. Most people don’t go to the museum on a weekly basis, so if you meet a mom there it can be more difficult. Then again, places like that the moms may have driven a bit of a distance, and so friendship would be more challenging anyhow.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-meet-other-stay-at-home-moms/#comment-21405 Jenn Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:03:49 +0000 http://www.homewiththekids.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-meet-other-stay-at-home-moms/#comment-21405 Meeting new mom's or other mom's in this area is not so hard - the parks, and well tons of places - but how does one strike up a conversation, keep it going and get together with this mom again some other time. I am extreamly shy, which does not help - but all the mom's in this area (the NOVA area) are SOO busy and move soo fast, that often my conversations are quicker than 5 minutes - which makes it hard to say - hey here's my number lets get together. Just wondering if you had idea's Meeting new mom’s or other mom’s in this area is not so hard - the parks, and well tons of places - but how does one strike up a conversation, keep it going and get together with this mom again some other time.

I am extreamly shy, which does not help - but all the mom’s in this area (the NOVA area) are SOO busy and move soo fast, that often my conversations are quicker than 5 minutes - which makes it hard to say - hey here’s my number lets get together.

Just wondering if you had idea’s

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