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[quote=Anonymous]We are much the same (lack of family support) for similar reasons.

I echo what others have said- you need to create your “village” and this gets much easier over time! Once DC starts preschool start arranging play dates, progress to doing things together (park, pumpkin patch, whatever) and then invite them over. It takes time. In early elementary, more of the same. Also you’ll meet tons of people at your kids’ sports and activities- easy to ask them if they want to grab ice cream or lunch after. Etc. But it takes time. At my kids’ age (older elem) we have a good community of friends and acquaintances that we can rely on if we need last minute childcare or someone to pick up a kid from school, borrow something , carpool etc etc. And we have families that we do things with on the weekends when possible, though much of our weekend is taken up by kids sports. But we sometimes grab dinner after, or invite to our place after etc. So, invite- and it takes time.

For now: hire a sitter when you need one (cut out other extras if needed) and may also be helpful to get into some sort of parent meetup group- there are lots! [/quote]

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