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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm coming at it from a bit of distance-- my kids are teens. I'm afraid this is not the place to invest all your social energy.

By all means enjoy those parents! but don't count on them to be your lifelong friends in a new place. I think a lot of people are disappointed at how what felt like close friendships on the playground fade away as the kids move on to other things. If your kids are the primary thing you have in common, well, the kids will change. And your connection to those friends is likely (not guaranteed) to change as well.

I feel you: making friends in this area is incredibly hard. And if you have young children, it's tough to find the time to cultivate friendships based on mutual interest. The convenience of school/ parent friends is tempting. But it's a shortcut, and like most shortcuts, the benefits are self-limiting. [/quote]

I agree with this. I have teens and a tween and my youngest is 7. I haven't bothered making friends from school since my younger teen was in K and probably haven’t spoken to them since she was in 3rd. Friendships for kids change a lot, once your kid doesn’t really want to be friends with that kid anymore or they don’t want to be friends with yours it’s hard to stay friends with the parent. [/quote]

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