connecting with other moms undergoing a separation, divorce (looking to expand social network)

[Anonymous]

Hi there,
Unsure if this is the right section, but I'll go ahead and say I'm searching for women who have kids and are going through a separation or divorce.
THat's the case with me, and it's hard because I've got an only child, age 6, who lacks a sibling to help with the transition. Having playdates would be great.
I'm job hunting so my week is freer than it usually is.

Also, I want to bond with other moms who can totally understand what I'm dealing with, and that I can go out and have some fun with. I'm tired of the gloomy side of the scenario. We only get one little life. I live in Bethesda.
Email me at [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

I'd don't live near you although my guy is 6. I just can't handle a drive on top of everything else. But I really know how hard it is for all your "old" friends in their happy marriage to be there for you; how hard it is on a daily basis to do it all; how hard it is to struggle with the emotions of divorce on top of being overwhelmed with money, time, child... Hang in there. You are not alone.

I wanted to suggest a group called New Beginnings, and also a group that I might reach out to: http://www.divorcecare.org/

I post here a lot for advice on specific situations and I try to reply to other's who ask questions. Some responders are really nasty; there's one person who thinks no one should divorce and totally blames OP for everything. You just have ignore those less-than-constructive posts and focus on the gold: people who want to help you get through your day.

[Anonymous]

Hi there!

It's a tough time. Maybe try to find a few places that you can get out to on the occasional night off you get? A place you can meet and talk to adults and have a bit of fun/ conversation? Politics and Prose, any local bar - maybe one with a trivia night? Glen Echo Ballroom?

[Anonymous]

Feel ya LizzyBee! I'm 3 years out of my marriage and its still very hard to meet new peeps to be friends with. I spend a fair amount of time alone (when my daughter is with her dad). It's hard. What does get me through is knwoing what my life WOULD look like if I had stayed. What I live now is the lesser of 2 evils. It's hard to go it alone, but it vastly better than being with the wrong one.

[Anonymous]

Have you looked on meetup.com for single parent and single mom groups? Some are social and others are support. Everyone has a story to share... it will make you feel better to know you are not alone. Also, if you belong to a large mom club in your area, you could start a sub-group for single moms.

I am a single mom (by choice) and I think it is difficult to make new friends who have time and energy to get together. Also, I live in a family-friendly neighborhood that is not single-friendly. I am friendly and outdoors a lot with my son but I get left out of coupled neighbor social gatherings and now even a few playdate requests for my son.

It is hard to connect in this area.

[Anonymous]

+1 for the meeetup.org group. There is also a child friendly hiking group there that, iirc, is run by a single mom.

[Anonymous]

we in dc love to get together [e-mail] u have 1 child i really love to talk to other moms . we in DC