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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're the one creating the problem. Stop saying you were busy with work. Talk about how you are reading a great book or made heart-shaped cookies with your kids last night, or you're looking forward to seeing family this weekend. [/quote]

This. I’ve been both a SAHM and a WAH mom as well as a WOH mom. If you mention work to stay at home moms, most of them will not pursue that conversation. They will either feel you judging them for not working or whatever it is. You have to meet them where they are and talk about the stuff outside of your job. I personally am always very interested in what people do for a living and their day-to-day experience at work, so I probably would have asked you lots of questions, but most people don’t have that interest that’s true even of people who also have paid jobs. [/quote]

SAHM here. I find some people’s work very interesting. Some other jobs sound boring and uninteresting. I know some moms who just work to pay the bills. Others are busy being a physician or lawyer and don’t have enough time. Most of my friends are working moms and we have plenty in common to be friends.

Besides being a SAHM or working mom, when you are middle aged, it is harder to find people to really connect with. We are all busy whether we work or not. I put in a lot less effort than when my kids were in preschool or kindergarten. Those were the years I tried to connect with other parents.
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