A.M. asks from Oklahoma City, OK on January 30, 2007
Mom's Group for Women Able to Devote 2 Hours a Month to Our Group
Hello all who read this. My friend and I are wanting to start a mom's group for moms who meet specific parameters. We are not trying to discriminate, we only want like minded individuals so we can form bonds and enjoy ourselves, and to limit membership. We don't have a "name" yet, but we are thinking of charging $1 a month for a total of $12 a year for memebership. This group is going to be for moms in their 30's to 40's with children ranging in ages from birth to 11 years. We want our moms to be married somewhat happily (meaning we know our husbands drive us crazy but all in all we are happy) and have at least a highschool education. Other than that, we would like to develop a group as diversified as possible. I'm Native American/Caucasian married to a Latino, my friend is Caucasian married to a caucasian and we are both Masters degree holders. If you are still interested, please email me at ____@____.com with the following information: Name, age, # of children, years married, religion or lack thereof, occupation, interesting information about yourself and your family and any other information you would like to share. We would like you to live in the OKC metro area, but if you're willing to drive for meetings, then that's okay too. Some activites we may do are scrapbooking, bunco, clothes exchange, chit chat and so on. We are hoping to start in April, so please get your "application" to me by February 28th so we can look over them. I will personally respond to all who give me an email and membership is limited to 15 ladies. Please don't get your feelings hurt if for any reason you do not get an invitation to join our group, it is just that we are trying to put together the best group of people to form friendships with that will hopefully be lasting and get women together and then have sub groups form from this group, like if 2 moms live in Edmond they can meet and do stuff and so On. This all came about when I realized how lacking in other good female friendships I was. Maybe if you are not invited in this group, you will start your own with people who you may form a better bond with. Okay, that's my statement to clear my concience.
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D.K. answers from Oklahoma City on January 31, 2007
WOW! I do meet your criteria, but I don't know any sane women that would want to do this. Maybe the reason you do not have any friends is because you want them to fill out an application. I am just wondering what the $12.00 per year gets me....a long lasting friendship with you?
Good Luck!
D.
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C.B. answers from Oklahoma City on January 31, 2007
I'm with the mom's below. I am a single mom, new to the area, would love to meet some people. Who are you to advertise an "elite" mom's group. So you can only relate to other happily married mom's with Master's degrees? Interesting that you want a diverse group, yet you only want certain applicants...hmmm...bit of a contradiction don't you think? Maybe there's a reason you're lacking good female friendships. Good luck with your group
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B.G. answers from Oklahoma City on January 31, 2007
I don't want to join your group, but I wanted to offer my opinion. I'm a single, divorced mother. I have a college education. My daughter is almost 3. I don't have a lot of female friends anymore because life happens. One best friend lives in London, and another in Maryland. I think its a little closed minded to think that you will form stronger bonds with someone because they are married. I can understand trying to come up with parameters to limit the membership, but honestly, I think the ones you have come up with are rude, and yes, discriminating.
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R.U. answers from Oklahoma City on January 31, 2007
I think its very unfair of you to have people "APPLY" to be your friends. Not only that but charge them? You must have lost your marbles...
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