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[quote=Anonymous]1. Don’t fall into the trap of needing to recreate your childhood dynamics. You are running your own race. Your parents didn’t have the internet or smartphones, which both amplify and diminish authentic relationship building. Don’t feel like you’re a failure because your kids aren’t growing up with “Aunt” Jenny and “Uncle” Tom as part of their world. You are running your own race.

2. I lived in New England for 8 years. My tight mom group of friends I only stumbled into year 7. I know that is cold comfort but you can’t force true connection. Had plenty of false starts and casual friendships.

3. What do you like to do? Find those corners of the world, keep showing up through love of subject and you might make close friends with older or younger women, not just peer moms. The synagogue is an awesome place to seek out those connections through service. And if it’s not sparking, try a different synagogue?

4. I feel you. I grew up with a huge Irish Catholic extended family of cousins and baptism parties and crazy aunts and uncles smoking while gesticulating and storytelling. My kids have 3 childless aunts and uncles, 2 of whom are uninterested in a relationship. But we are running our own race in life not recreating our own childhood![/quote]

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