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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmm, I’m surprised you haven’t made daycare friends. But maybe when your kids switch schools, there will be a new wave.

Ime new adults friendships come from two places:

One, you meet someone who has also moved and is looking for new friends. A lot of people just feel “full” and they don’t have room/time for new people, so things like coffee dates aren’t going to happen with them. But the people looking for friends are out there so if they happen to connect, it can grow.

Two, shared enterprise. PTO, a neighborhood group, a sports team/club, art class, a common enemy like a proposed public statue of taylor swift, work colleagues, whatever -shared enterprise forges friendships. Often having little kids is shared enterprise and that’s why it works for making friends. It can still work for you. [/quote]

I don’t think daycare pick up and drop off is conducive to making friends.  And those kiddie young years are super stressful.  By the time kids are old enough to interact with each other (age 4/5) with more limited adult supervision and parents can standby and observe is a better time to make connections.  [/quote]

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