Anonymous wrote:I am at a Catholic k-8 and there is a mass once a month that the moms go to, plus the monthly PTA meeting, in class volunteering, and every grade has around 3 parent events per year (a moms night, a parent night, and a whole family night) so I'd say it's extremely social for parents. Of course around half the parents don't go to this stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:Its got to be Beauvoir.

You think there's only one school like this? I'm at a catholic K-8 and have found this. I love it, but I'm a SAHM and appreciate the socialization. I prefer the coffees and lunches and maybe occasional happy hours or moms night out, but don't do 3 times a week like OP.

Anonymous wrote:Its got to be Beauvoir.

Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Maybe I’m just the loser no one invites though. 😉

The social thing at our elementary is hanging around chatting at drop off/pickup. But I work and my kids do aftercare, so I can’t do that.

Anonymous wrote:Did you have a big shift when your kids went off to elementary school in terms of your own social life? Now that many people are out of the baby phase there’s dinners and lunches several times a week for all the moms in my kids’ elementary school. I’m trying to find a good balance with this. If your school has a similar situation how often do you typically socialize with other parents (sans kids)? Some are good friends but some are more acquaintances.

Anonymous wrote:OP is sounds like your kids go to a small private school? This is not at all my experience with kids at a larger public. We are in a high SES area with a mix of dual and single income households. Nobody is organizing lunches and dinners for "all the moms". People socialize at kid activities, and with whoever they end up making friends with, but it's way too big to try to have some social event for everyone outside of school-wide events. That sounds it would only work in a very small community. Unless you're saying "all the moms" but what you really mean is some clique that isn't actually opening up these invites to a larger group. Either way no that sounds like something done by people with a lot more time in their hands than I have.

Anonymous wrote:Did you have a big shift when your kids went off to elementary school in terms of your own social life? Now that many people are out of the baby phase there’s dinners and lunches several times a week for all the moms in my kids’ elementary school. I’m trying to find a good balance with this. If your school has a similar situation how often do you typically socialize with other parents (sans kids)? Some are good friends but some are more acquaintances.