How do you meet "mom" friends?

[Lydia]

This week's Mom Stop column was about how motherhood can be a lonely place sometimes. Anybody else feel this way?

 

How do you get out and meet other moms?

[vanessa whitson]

Its the loneliest job I know

[Moozle]

Aw Vanessa, I'm sorry you feel that way! You should try to join us at book club, or mom's night out, or something.

This site has helped me meet some of my best friends.

[3's Company]

This site has helped me so much! Or the library is also a great place to meet moms. I was definitely lonely when I moved here and didn't have a group of friends. It does take a while to build, but it's incredibly sanity saving once it happens. Just an outlet to vent about all the little things that are difficult about parenting that only another parent would understand. I resisted for about a year and the started going to book club, play dates and mom's night out. It makes a big difference.

[vanessa whitson]

I will I've met a few ppl on here its a welcoming feeling to have other moms to talk to I am going to start coming to the nite outs and clubs

[Lydia]

Hope to see you out at a MNO or playdate soon. I also have to get better about going to these events!

[Nevaeh and Aaiyden's Mommi]

I find myself getting lonely at times too....Like now I'm bored out of my mind, both kids are sleep, and I don't have hardly andy friends . I definately need to start trying out some of these outings.

[vanessa whitson]

Well let's make a pat we will get to going on outings and make new. Friends I'm loving it here in tuscmom world. Lol

[Ashley Hood]

I really need to start coming to some of the things. I'm a stay at home mom with 3 kids and my husband works crazy hours most of the time and my parents are always busy with life and I don't have many friends here in town. My best friend moved away 4 years ago and another friend lives in Bham and its difficult to do things being that far away. Hope to meet everybody soon!!!

[Laura Buysse]

I have met most moms on here through playdates. However I have also met quite a few moms at Bama Bounders for preschool play time. With the second one here now I am finding it harder to get out of the house but I am working on getting into a better routine so we can do more playdate etc. I have a VERY hard time getting out to the Mom only things as I am a stay at home mom and my fiance goes to law school full time and also works makes it a little hard for me to find time. That and everything always seems to end up on a tuesday evening and he almost always works tuesdays. Oh well

[Nevaeh and Aaiyden's Mommi]

Laura that's my problem as well, is making to the mom only things and working out a better routine. With me being a single mom it's hard to get out sometimes, and most play-dates are during the week when i am in class. But I'm going to try and make it to more of these events!!! I really enjoy meeting new people.

[Scott Goodwin]

I hear you loud and clear, ladies. I'm a Dad but kept my toddler and infant kids by myself while the (ex)wife travelled on bidness three or four nights a week. I'm more than ready to meet some people in ALA.! I tried starting a Dads' Group in SC, but varying schedules made it impossible to find times the few Dads I found could all get together. I'm ready to take the plunge now that I've been in town a little while - any readers out there have a suggestion for a Dad-friendly event to test the waters?