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[quote=Anonymous]OP, google Village on this site and you'll find dozens of similar threads. Many of us are transplants to DC and have no family village nearby. Many others don't have that kind of relationship even if family is near. Building a community takes years of putting yourself out there as others have already said. Your child's preschool, meet up groups, house of worship, neighborhood. Get into a rhythm of the same activities with your child, sooner or later you'll see those same moms at library storytime or the park or wherever. Start chatting. Eventually let it grow to "let's grab coffee after". Eventually if you think your spouses might hit it off, invite them over for a bbq or something casual. It can't be about childcare, it's about relationships. You kiss a lot of frogs but bit by bit you can do it. [/quote]
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