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[quote=Anonymous][quote=NotSoAnonymous]I think I will do better on the friend front when the kids are bigger and we aren't slaves to the nap and 7 pm bedtime. We do have some young families here but they are both very religious. They have never been nasty, but it is obvious we aren't going to be BFFs. Our kids do play together. Another family has an older daughter that my boys love. Our families may turn into friends.

I have a lot of great colleagues but only one has recently started a family. As I said upthread, my wife is very shy so she has a hard time with new people. [/quote]

I am so glad that you posted this comment.  I am a SAHD and I live a few blocks from a gay family with 3 kids / 2 moms.  They both work, so I don't see them much and don't know them well.  I sort of assumed they had their own circle of friends because women seem to be better at men at reaching out and building a social network.  But of course everyone is an individual, so averages don't often mean much.  But who knows, maybe they are isolated.  I can relate to the isolation because I was once there as a SAHD, but I was able to make friends through a Dads group and also through preschool.  So I guess I should do something about it.

BTW if SAHD's can find a home, anyone can.  There are not that many of us, and we are terrible at admitting that we need friends, even worse at doing anything about finding them.  Despite the self-sabotage, we end up with friends, and I am hoping the same is true for you.[/quote]

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