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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry you are having a hard time.  Truth be told, it can also be hard for SAHMs to make new friends and break into a new neighborhood.

When I moved with 6 mo DS, I swore I moved into the least friendly neighborhood in all the DC metro area.  My next door neighbor didn't speak to me once the first year.  I only spoke to about 3 neighbors total, actually.  And only 1 of them initiated contact.

Slowly but surely, I made some friends.  The best thing I did was go to the nearby playground almost every day.  From 3-5pm, a ton of kids are there and it helped to see the same faces over and over again.  You have to take the initiative though, and some moms would barely talk to me before turning back to their friends.  However, those moms are very friendly now -- it's just that it can be hard to strike up conversations, and most people are not that great conversationalists.

Introduce yourself, be friendly, ask questions about their kids and their families (people love to talk about themselves!) and you'll find someone you click with.

Back to answer your question, I would not look down on SAHDs and I love to talk to almost anyone.  BUT, I would be a little more cautious with a man because I don't want to raise eyebrows and I probably wouldn't invite a SAHD to my house for a playdate unless we (DH and I) got to know him very well.[/quote]

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