Anonymous wrote:MOPs at Columbia Baptist on Tuesday nights said they are full? It’s mostly working moms, so maybe not quite what you’re looking for. I’m not sure about the daytime group.

It is not nearby to my area. The church in my area is First Baptist Church of Alexandria and they are full.

Anonymous wrote:You can still post what general area you live. It's really helpful to find a crew that's relatively close to you and saying Arlington or NW DC or Bethesda or whatever isn't going to give you away.

See my last post.

I appreciate everyone's reply. I should have mentioned a couple things. My kid has some very bad food allergies (legumes and wheat) and pretty much can't seem to digest anything else, so I'm struggling to get him weaned and not really looking for exercise or activity groups. I'm looking for people I can meet at the library or bookstore or coffee shop and just hang with. Low pressure and flexible (because, again, my kid has digestive issues and can't always get out of the house last minute). But who knows, maybe they're all normal and I'm just being neurotic. But I wouldn't know that because I don't have any other moms to talk to. It's a vicious cycle.

My kid literally screamed 16 hours a day from birth until about 9 months when anaphylaxis (from pasta) sent us to the ER who sent us to an allergist who told ME to stop eating gluten and peanuts because the proteins where getting into my breast milk and making him sick. Now I'm pretty much just a broken crumpled shell of a human being (tapes of screaming babies were used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo) and am barely just starting to get outside the house again. Yay!

Please, I would love a listserv or group or something. Sign me up! Shoot me an email at uvacita@gmail.com and I'll give you my direct address (I don't want to post it publicly).

BTW, I'm in Arlington, VA in Crystal City.

And it isn't going well. I've posted a number of events in various forums and groups, but no one ever shows up. I've reached out to my local MOPS group, but they are full. The contact for the postpartum group in my area doesn't respond to emails. The MOMS Club finally responded to my emails, but with an attitude of "why are you bothering me?" I think my kid (1 year old now) would really enjoy being around other kids. And I'm just bored to tears sitting at home with him all day by myself. I haven't reached out to Hike It Baby or that mommy running group thing, but I'm losing feeling in my toes from carrying him, so those probably aren't great options for me. Doesn't anyone just want to sit and chill with a cup of coffee or something while our kids roll around on the ground?

At that age, I think the best gift is a cheap stuffed animal toy and a giftcard so the parents can decide.