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[quote=Anonymous]We live in a family friendly neighborhood with kids running about from house to house. We became very close with at least one family and spent a lot time together. Another family moved to the street and although they're friendly and I've tried to foster a relationship, I don't really feel the potential for any close friendships between us or their kids and my kids for various reasons.

Fast forward, the newer family is now heavily connected in the community, they've become friends with our original neighbor friends and although I don't feel aggressively excluded, I definitely feel shut out. Every weekend we can hear their get togethers, music etc. and I see their Instagram posts talking about how amazing it is to have great neighbors etc.

I feel like I've reverted back to middle school anxiety, navigating being shunned by the cool kids and I hate that I'm allowing myself to feel this way. The truth is, my husband and I are introverts and not truly made for big get togethers every weekend (especially with people I don't particularly feel close to) so what the hell is my problem? My husband seems unbothered by all of it, my kids have noticed the shift in our relationship with the original neighbor friends but seem to be navigating it well. I've found myself daydreaming about selling it all, moving far away and starting fresh which seems drastic but I can't stop ruminating on these feelings of being the left out family on the block. How do I move past this and get my shit together?

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