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[quote=Anonymous]Lots of 2 parent professional working households = people who are busy, who are used to having things scheduled in advance and who find last minute invites are for emergencies

Ok I am kinda joking with the last minute invite but not really

when your entire days M- F are scheduled you become conditioned to planning things in advance and putting it on a calendar and than sticking to the calendar. You also stick to people you already know who are “reliable” - they show up when they say or they can drive your kid in a pinch, etc

Activities - kids are in activities - those sign ups take place way in advance - for example spring sign ups will start very soon, put your kid in a local rec sport - you will begin to see the same parents and become more familiar

Ideas to make friends - start in your neighborhood - find other parents and slowly get to know them - takes a while

Moms at school - try and show up as often as you can - even if that means a few afternoons you show up for pick up if you normally don’t, volunteer for the class party - again it takes a while

Another consideration - divorced parents - the mom/dad might only have their kid every other weekend, she might say no to a weekend or weeknight thing if he/she doesn’t know you bc she doesn’t want to get into her whole personal life and have to tell you the kids will be with their other parent [/quote]

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