I am looking for a way to meet other mothers?

Question

I recently lost my one good 'friend'. I found out she was having an affair with my husband. I am looking for a way to meet some new friends, but I am kinda shy and don't like just going up to people and talking to them. Any ideas?

Answer 1

someone just posted something like this. I suggested starting a moms support group (if there isn't one alreadty going in your town). I am thinking about doing this, and am shy, too. But maybe it would work!

Answer 2

Nice friend. I tried a playgroup, but I found the other mommies to be very clique-y. They shunned all outsiders and treated the centre as if it was there for their own personal use and they didn't have to abide by the regulations (but they sure as hell jumped down my throat if I didn't). Not all areas are the same though.

I agree with a church group (and you'd find some moral support for your philandering spouse), or starting your own mommy group. Tack a few notices up in the neighbourhood for a mommy and tot walking group maybe? Or check this out...

Answer 3

I'm sorry to hear about your "friend" and her betrayal (and your husband's). Good for you for moving on! :)
Have you tried any Yahoo groups for mothers? There are a ton out there - and you can actually get connected with moms in your hometown by first making connections through these listservs. Just get into the Yahoo groups homepage, type in the seach parameters you want (like mothers+name of your hometown), and you should come up with a list of groups you can choose to join.
I hope that's helpful.

Answer 4

try making friends with your neighbors, all of my neighbors are all around my age, so we all became really close friends. unless your neighbors are old farts, then they will die, and you'll be stuck with no friends again. so if the neighbor thing doesn't work then maybe you should try to look for some friend website, because you know how they have that e harmony website, and all those dating websites, well if they have those websites, then they gotta have friend making website or something like that. well any way, good luck with your decision, oh and can you pick me as best answer, because it took a long time to write this answer, i mean i could have been doing better things, but instead i took the time to write you this long answer!

Answer 5

Well I am a 21 year old mother of 3(5 year old, 5 year old stepson, and 1 year old daughter) and also have very few friends for this same reason.But if you ever need somebody to talk to you can email me anytime.

Answer 6

I've met other moms through MOPS (www.MOPS.org) and in the children's area of my local library and at our rec. center. There is also a group called Mom's Club that some of my friends are in. I think if you search on Yahoo, you can find the Mom's Club website. Good luck!

Answer 7

I am the same way as you, I'm pretty shy and I don't feel comfortable striking up conversations. I joined MOPS (www.mops.org) and I have made some wonderful friends. Plus, my kids love the playgroup. There's also Mommy & Me (mommyandme.com) or you could Google "playgroup" with your ZIP code and see what comes up.

Answer 8

I know of an online forum that may be helpful to you. It's a parenting forum, where you can talk with other mum's, and share your baby's developments etc. Everybody there is really friendly. Hope you sign up!

Answer 9

try meetup.com
you meet groups online that locally meet in person
there are many groups based on interests, including moms

Answer 10

Hi, I'm a mother of 3 (4 yrs / 3 yrs / 3 months), if you don't mind, we can be friends. My email's [e-mail], my name's Eileen.

Looking forward to hearing from you...