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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP. I am a working mom. I take my DS to classes over the weekends and love meeting other families that I click with. However it is hard to plan things spur of the moment. Because we both work, and already have a regular kids class scheduled every weekend as well as stuff we like/need to accomplish like the gym, errands, hair appts, spending time as a family, etc. not to mention nap time every afternoon we only like to plan one thing/weekend if possible so that we have downtime. So for instance we won't get a babysitter and go out with friends Fri night and then get together with a family with their kids on Sat. Or we won't plan to get together with people sat and sun, we just choose one. Sometimes that isn't possible with birthday parties and other things, but we try. And I think we are in the minority of our friends on this :-)

Anyway, the result of this is that we end up making plans like a month or two in advance. Right now we are making plans into late August. It means a lot to us to keep with with our friends so we prioritize that, and our friends get that because most of us are in the same working family boat. We all end up planning far out!

What this means for you: if there is a working mom you want to be friends with, understand that her weekends are going to be busier than yours. It might be hard to schedule something. Don't take it personally. Just keep trying.

And, if you schedule a BBQ and only one other family comes, don't take that personally either. The families that couldn't come likely had plans they made a month or two in advance. Just keep trying. [/quote]

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