I struggled for a long time to make those kinds of...

2011-11-19T17:40:51.413-05:00

I struggled for a long time to make those kinds of friends. I also had the wonderful, supportive group of online friends but I couldn't seem to develop any real close friendships, locally. Oh joined playgroups, and local message boards and all kinds of stuff to meet people and I enjoyed them, but no real solid connections.

Then my kids went to school. I started meeting parents of kids in their classes and doing things with those people. There have been several that I have met that I enjoy but if we weren't seeing each other everyday, we wouldn't stay connected. However, there are others that I consider my very best friends. We don't do lunch or get coffee (because who really has time for that) but I simply adore them and we make it a point to spend time together as often as possible.

And not a slam on attachment parenting but I found a lot of people who attachment parent, don't really have time for those kinds of close friendships. They are so involved with their children (which isn't a bad thing, especially when they are young), that they just don't make those adult connections until their children are older. That was why I feel like I couldn't make solid friendships, because all the parents I was meeting were super attached to their kids.

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