Making Friends
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Making Friends at a New School
Asked by F.H. from Los Angeles
on June 4, 2009
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It's the end of the school year now and while my son has made a lot of friends this year, I realized I haven't made any friends at my son's school. He's in second grad...
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- Plans a Mom's night out or a Mom's coffee out or the likes. Plan it for a mutual place (not a home) and something very inexpensive. That is all I can think of asid...
- Hello F.. I would take the opp of the school year ending to approach some moms and get contact info. You can say "hey I'm new to the school, I'm looking for some g...
- Love your kids' names! I always seem to find friends when my daughters start hanging around certain friends, and after they become friends at school for a while, I as...
Friends of All Ages
Asked by R.L. from Roanoke
on June 15, 2011
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Do you have friends that are a lot older or younger than you? Does it matter?
Here's my story: I am 26, and my husband is 29.
Growing up, I was always told I ...
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- Feel flattered that the older friends enjoy your company. They may make these comments because they reflect back on when they were your age(s) and think about how it ...
- Yep sure do. My hubby is 14 years older. Forever I was the baby, but now I have many friends younger than me and many older. Most of my closets firends are older th...
- I could have written Kristen's same response verbatim. Seriously, I'm 34, one of my closest friends will be 50 this year, I'm about 12-15 years older than almost all ...
Doing Business with Friends?
Asked by J.T. from Portland
on February 12, 2008
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I have a friend in another state who is in the mortgage industry, and does home loans. Business is very slow right now and her and her husband are having a hard time ...
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- I think you're smart to be worried...we (and 4 other investors) invested a LARGE sum of money with my husband's best friend (our best man) almost 2 years ago by way of...
- Hi! I have been in the mortgage industry for over 20 years, and can assure you that doing business via mail, e-mail and fax is perfectly secure. Your friend would ha...
- DO NOT DO IT !!!!!!! I had a friend of over 20 years (we grew up together) she was a real estate agent. My husband and I went to sell our house and decided we would ...
Making Friends with New School
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on March 12, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
We've moved to a school this year and I've gone back to work at about the same time. How do I get to know the moms of the kids at school. My DD has fun at s...
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- Is there a class list/directory? In our schools here, the teacher provides one with names, addresses and phone numbers to facilitate play dates and party invitations...
- You've had some good ideas so here's my take on it. I would recommend getting involved in some school program (although it may be a little late in the season for it n...
- I would let it play out for a little while. Over the summer I would sign her up for a sport or something in the community where she can continue to develop those frie...
Son Has Trouble Making Friends
Asked by L.A. from New York
on September 17, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I could really use some advice on how to help my 4 year old son socialize with his pre-k classmates. Up until now, all of his "friends" have been the childr...
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- I haven't read the other responses, so this may be a duplication. I think I would set up some play dates outside of school with his classmates to help him feel more co...
- You are better off to ignore this situation. Your son will make friends and play with other kids when he is ready. The more you push or talk about it, the more he will...
- Hi L., I can understand how you feel and you are right not to try to push him. Give him more time. Let the teacher invite him to play, and the other children will too....
Childless Friends
Asked by T.D. from Washington DC
on November 5, 2008
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OK -- here is the thing -- my husband and i have had (or HAD) a network of friends for a number of years -- until we had kids. Recently, the 'old gang' sent out a Chr...
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- Hi T., For the Christmas get-together, I can understand the no children request. It could be that the host doesn't want to have to worry about baby-proofing, the menu...
- T., you received some good responses. But as a mom who was one of the 'firsts' in our group to start having kids. Things will change. They can still be great friends ...
- I am with you, I wouldn't drive 2 hours only to find out that kids were not intended guests. IN this situation, I would call the hosts and ask. Then I would listen re...
Late Friends
Asked by M.L. from Cincinnati
on March 15, 2011
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My husband and I are close friends with a couple who have a son that is one of our sons age. We have 2 other sons, one a year older, one a year younger, and a baby gir...
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- They don't sound like the type of people you would want to be friends with. For staying late, I would set a time for the get together from like say 6-11 or something ...
- Sounds like these friends are clueless...Let's start with the easiest one. If they are coming to parties that are supposed to be potluck or everyone brings something ...
- Wow, not a family I'd like to hang out with too much. The old saying goes - nobody takes advantage of you without your permission (it's hard to do, but in this case I...
Not Making Friends, and Just Started Having Problems at Home.
Asked by Q.F. from New York
on May 18, 2007
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Hi, a friend of mine has been having problems with her 8 (turning 9 at end of Oct.) son. he has a.d.d. (and is already being medicated), but can't really keep still i...
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- hi Q., i read your original post as well as your update, i see that the main source of the problems he is having is lack of friends at school, right? assuming the adhd...
- Have her buy the book "Taking Charge of ADHD" There are suggestions with the "chip" system. You need to have a lot of patients with these children. She needs to get hi...
- My step sons mom has the same problem with him he just turned 9 in Feb. and lies about everything he actually told her that I locked him in my boiler room for six hour...
Having a Hard Time Making Friends
Asked by H.G. from Milwaukee
on March 5, 2007
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I guess I just really dont know how - age 32 and have no clue lol. I am a SAHM with a 2 1/2 yo daughter. I havent worked in 3 years. Most of my old friends have moved ...
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- Hello! I have stayed home for 7 years with my kids and believe me I know! If you look on the journal times weblog right now, they have a conversation about this very...
- It is hard - I hear you. I'm fairly new to Racine so its been hard from that respect - just starting over. I have a two year old daughter as well (and a four year ol...
- Hey H....I am also a SAHM to a daughter who just turned 3. It was an adjustment for me too...one thing that helped me meet people was getting involved in various Moms...
Children and Friends
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on March 19, 2008
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How do you help a child fit in ? My 8 year old child is well liked by so many kids, but they tend to leave her behind a lot. They don't wait for her as they move to o...
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- S.- My oldest has always been the odd one out. She really had a hard time making friends growing up, cause me moved so much she really never learned how to make frien...
- Does she have one or two special friends that are kind and thoughtful to her? I would encourage those friendships. She may be less of a "herd" kind of girl and more of...
- If possible, start eating lunch w/her at her school cafeteria. I did this with my son. I would start talking to the kids around us so everyone was comfortable talking ...
