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[quote=Anonymous]I have been a nanny for years, and relocated to a new town on the other side of the country two years ago. I had friends in DC, where I'm from, but found it incredibly difficult to make friends in the new city. I work 50 hours per week. I'm always meeting parents at play groups and parks but every time the conversation goes the same: they seem interested in chatting, until they find out I'm a nanny. Then they end the conversation pretty abruptly. Of course, when I'm out with my charges and see other adults (without kids) then the conversation is over before it started; they assume I'm a parent and are less interested in talking to me.

I also don't drink, which definitely makes it hard because meeting people at bars is popular here.

I've tried meetup.com before, i went on a hiking meet up, a kayaking meet up, a board game meet up, and a knitting meet up. They were all a total bust; the hiking and kayaking groups were mostly older folks, the knitters were really rude and snooty, and the board game folks all already knew each other which made it hard (they were all chatting about their friends and "last weekend" so I had nothing to contribute to the conversation).

Sometimes it's just plain hard to make friends, and being a nanny is, in my opinion, by far one of the worst professions for making new friends. I've managed to make some friends here, but I've met them all through craigslist (which is not a particularly safe, easy, or recommended way of meeting new people).[/quote]

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