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[quote=Anonymous]You have just barely entered the elementary school years, give it time! And definitely follow PP’s advice about inviting lots of people to casual things. Don’t be discouraged if you have no takers at first, keep trying! And birthday parties and sports!

Also, don’t get so hung up on this idea of life long perfect family friends. My kids range from mid-elementary to HS and we don’t have any really super close friendships like you’re talking about, but we have lots and lots of friends and have a very fulfilling social life. We do have some friends that have those unicorn family friendships, and it usually happens when families have kids the same ages. A lot of our friendships start with kids who are friends and we host play dates or meet up at the playground. And then if I hit it off with the mom, and my DH hits it off with the dad, we’re all inclined to hang out more. But when they have siblings around the same age as my other kids?? Amazing. When my oldest was in K, he happened to befriend kids who were the youngest in their families. So when I would hang out with those moms, they were talking about applying for private middle school or tween period kits, while I had a newborn and a toddler and more focused on breastfeeding and potty training. SO, maybe target some families that also have a baby in the house!

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