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[quote=Anonymous]I have a really good friend from before we had kids. She ended up SAH and I WOH but with a flexible schedule, so we'll get together for a playdate 2-3x weekday afternoons. We talk about everything under the sun, not just kids. Often we'll let the kids (preschoolers) play and largely ignore them unless a sharing-related intervention is needed, so that we can chat.

I do see some SAHMs from DD's preschool class who are cliquey, because they see each other frequently and don't see me as much (despite the flexible schedule, I do actually have to work sometimes). I think part of it is that they are intimidated because they had fluff careers before kids and they feel they have nothing interesting to say, but that's a wrong assumption. I'm a mother too, so of course I'll be just as interested in a conversation about potty training as I am in discussing politics or some complex analysis. The only time I stay silent is if they start complaining about how their DHs don't help with the kids or house. I'll put on a sympathetic expression, but I'm not really sure how to respond.[/quote]

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