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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Advise from an older woman:  do everything in your power to keep close to your old friends.  You will need them as touchstones and support later.  “Mom friends” can become true friends but generally they are fleeting and mercurial.  You’ll have to believe me on this.  [/quote]

Kids drift apart. Families move. Parents get divorced. Some kids play baseball. Others go to a different school because they are gifted. Or they choose private school.

I would not drop my real friends in attempts to make mom friends. [/quote]

I agree with this.  Alot of these friends are relationships based on convenience. [/quote]

That’s true, but what’s also true is that young elementary students usually need an adult’s help to make play dates/birthday parties/sports teams happen with their classmates.  One mom in my kid’s class is clear that she doesn’t have time to drive her kid to birthday parties and doesn’t want to chit-chat with other moms.  Fine, but it didn’t take long for her kid not to be invited anymore, and then he heard about parties after they happened.  Strive for balance—you don’t need to drop your old friends, but don’t assume other moms aren’t worth a little effort.[/quote]

I am that mom, and my three kids are doing just fine, thank you.  If the whole class is invited, they will get an invite anyway, and if only a group of kids is invited, it's a pretty simple concept to get across that you are not going to be invited to every single birthday party in the world.  As long as they are attending some parties, including the ones with friends from outside the school, life is pretty good.[/quote]

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