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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly?  I would not (and did not) expect my family to travel to come to my kids' first birthday party.  That seems like an odd ask, especially for much younger siblings.

That being said, it is important to have people you can talk babies with!  Start going to the playground at the same time every week.  That's the most consistent way I've found to meet other moms with kids about the same age as mine.  Also say hi to people you see out in the world.  Everyone in my condo building recognizing my kids and asks after them if they see me without them, which helps me with the "joy in the baby" mood.  I'm also in a position where I don't have a lot of family help and my friends are largely childfree.  You just have to find more new mom friends to build out space for that type of support.[/quote]

I invited them in person or Zoom which is 40 minutes total, and I was going to send them goodie bags by mail. Even bribing them to spend 40 minutes did nothing lol...siiigh. But hopefully I'll try the playground. Will be awhile since the nearest playground's for 5yo/up :/[/quote]

I'm sorry.  Maybe they didn't get how important it is to you, if they are younger and childless. I've had people say "haha, who cares about a 1 year old's party, they won't remember anything!" It's for the parents, dummy! Sometimes young adult siblings still see the world through the lens of the kid, not the adult sibling parent.

We haven't had luck making friends at the playground in the DMV, even though that worked when we lived in Boston. Day care parents have been better but it takes a while since you're just passing by day to day. Church and new parent groups can be good too. [/quote]

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