I am a stay at home mom, and recently we moved to a new state, so I don't have many friends.
2007-03-09 02:58:10 · 33 answers · asked by Happy HBAC Mama 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
it's important to explore the city and find out what your town can offer. look @ the local paper, see what'll interest you. take your kids out to the park, so that you won't feel like your home is a jail or isolation. most important of all, keep active.
2007-03-09 03:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by harmony 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a mom - but I do work from home, so I know where you are coming from with the lonliness.
A: Get to know your neighbors. While you may not be best friends with them or anything like that, even casual interaction can go a long way when you are feeling isolated and lonely.
B: Take a class! Contact the community college in the area to see what courses (both credit and non-credit) they offer. That way you'll have a break from the kids, and an opportunity to meet people with similar interests.
C: Stay in contact with your old friends. Send them an email - call them up on the phone. Don't let the distance get the better of your relationships with the people who know you best.
2007-03-09 03:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by sporkfoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you are going through because I have been there and what I did when ever I found myself in that situation was to take my children to a park to play (weather permitting) you will soon meet other mothers and at the same time allow you to spend quality time with the children. I was Military so moved a lot and when I would get to a New Post I would check out the local military resource.
2007-03-09 03:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by Marla D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not put fliers out at a local grocery store or convenience store and invite other stay at home moms to your house so the kids can play and the moms can chat, the moms could start a recipe club too. You could also check with your local library for "story hour" that's a good way to meet other parents with the same age kids as yours. Good luck and God Bless.
2007-03-09 03:07:00 · answer #4 · answered by tersey562 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to find a co-operative playgroup in your area. I had that problem as well, and there is a playgroup twice a week at the local church. The mothers take their kids, some people bring little newborns as well and while the kids play the mothers get to know each other and chit chat, I've met alot of nice women there, and now our kids are friends.
2007-03-09 03:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Stuck in the middle of nowhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for groups in your area for stay at home moms that involve the kids. There is usually some kind of play group you can be apart of. Search the internet there is all kinds of groups or just make new friends by being more social.
2007-03-09 03:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by xyz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever friends you do have, invite them over for lunch .... and maybe you can start a sewing circle .... everyone brings their sewing and mending .... you sit around in the living room after lunch and have coffee and a tiny dessert, chat and sew .... just for a couple of hours, once a week ...
You could also volunteer for community service ...
Otherwise, you can make little pies and freeze them .... or bake little dishes of macaroni and cheese and freeze them and have them all ready for a quick dinner ... that takes up time ...
Or .... since it will be spring soon, why don't you start some tomato plants on your window sill ....that is if you have a garden .the children will like that.
Peace & Love
2007-03-09 03:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go have brunch with other stay at home moms. Go shopping or do your nails with other moms. Join book clubs online. Learn something new either at a place where they offter evening classes like Tai kwan tao, ceramics, cooking, belly dancing, or something useful like real estate, mortgage loan, accounting/book keeping. Or learning how to create a website and make a website for your family and kids, or start a new online business.
2007-03-09 03:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by Evangeless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt the same way even w/working a full time job, and w/3 kids, diagnosed with a terminal illness...so...I followed a few other people on here and decided to do my part and make a little bit of difference in a soldiers life...I am writing/sending packages to her and hopefully will fill the void in my life and make hers a better one while she's in Iraq somewhere... try it... gotta write once per week or email if they have one. Made me feel great doing so--
2007-03-09 03:03:27 · answer #9 · answered by momof3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what u mean! There's lots of us out here! It's really hard to take time for yourself when your busy with "kid stuff". Church is a good place to start, even if you're not religious. Church groups seem to attract "good" people and maybe those people will have some suggestions for you. When I moved I didn't know anyone either. I'm not religious, but I've met a lot of nice people through my local church. Give it a try...good luck!
2007-03-09 03:07:42 · answer #10 · answered by sneaky squirrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could volunteer in your community. Maybe consider having an introduction party at your house for the other "stay at home mom's" that live in your area. Some grocery stores allow you to put up ad's, if your neighborhood has newspaper boxes attached to the mail boxes, you could hand deliver flyers (only put in newspaper boxes). It's hard to meet new people in your area if you don't reach out to them.
2007-03-09 03:04:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋