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[quote=Anonymous]The other thread about family being far away struck a chord with me as I have the exact opposite issue and was thinking about it a lot over the weekend.

I grew up here and most of my family is still in the area (husband's side as well).  I see my/his family a lot and they are tremndously supportive.  My sister is still here so my 1yo DD sees her cousins a lot, which is great.  But that's about the only social circle I feel like I have.  Most of my long-time friends have either moved away, have kids who are older than DD or don't have kids at all.  I would like to find local friends who have kids the same age as DD.  DD is not in daycare/school which I feel is a great way to meet others with kids similar in age (we have family who watch her).

We have a few neighbors who have recently had babies (some older, some younger than DD) but there isn't much social interaction among the new moms on the street.  I just moved here a year ago and although we have friendly relationships with most of the neighbors (say hi and quick conversations), I wouldn't say we know any of them, especially the ones with kids.  I would love to have the kind of relationships that people describe on here, where I can call the people on the street to hang out on a whim.  But I feel like that would be weird at this point.

Would you find it odd if one of your neighbors hosted a "playdate" with several moms on the street even though you haven't had much contact in the past?  We talked about having a BBQ/housewarming when we first moved in but I was 8 months pregnant and the house was a bit of a mess.  Once the baby was born, of course, it was tough to host a party.  Now, we finally have the house done and I feel more comfortable hosting something.

On the same note, how did most people meet their local friends with kids of similar age, other than daycare/pre-school?  I just want some local firends that I can call on the weekend so that DD can have some social interaction.  Thanks!

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