Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Do you have Friends in Real Life?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 370740" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>I have a couple, but one lives in another state and we only talk a couple times a year (marathon conversations) and see each other even less. I have a good friend who lives locally who I met through my kids. She was my babysitter starting when difficult child was 4 and she is wonderful with difficult child. She is also difficult child 2's mom, so she gets it. We also both have a chronic illness, so that is something else we relate to. While she is a very good friend and we are close, we don't do girl things together (shopping, etc) outside of getting together and talking. </p><p></p><p>There are a few people on the board who I haven't met in real life, with the exception of two, but that I talk to off of the board.</p><p></p><p>It was a long time before I had a close friend that lived nearby. I moved a lot growing up, then moved again when I was pregnant with difficult child. I would like to have a friendship that has nothing to do with my kids. </p><p></p><p>I hate, hate, hate when people ask what my hobbies are. What are hobbies? I am currently trying to figure out who I am outside of my kids and my illness. I recently had the sudden realization that one day my kids are going to be out of the house and I'm not going to know what to do with myself.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, I know where you're coming from. It's very easy to feel isolated. My mom and difficult child are like oil and water, and I dread time with my mom when difficult child is going to be around. I end up hearing it from both of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 370740, member: 7083"] I have a couple, but one lives in another state and we only talk a couple times a year (marathon conversations) and see each other even less. I have a good friend who lives locally who I met through my kids. She was my babysitter starting when difficult child was 4 and she is wonderful with difficult child. She is also difficult child 2's mom, so she gets it. We also both have a chronic illness, so that is something else we relate to. While she is a very good friend and we are close, we don't do girl things together (shopping, etc) outside of getting together and talking. There are a few people on the board who I haven't met in real life, with the exception of two, but that I talk to off of the board. It was a long time before I had a close friend that lived nearby. I moved a lot growing up, then moved again when I was pregnant with difficult child. I would like to have a friendship that has nothing to do with my kids. I hate, hate, hate when people ask what my hobbies are. What are hobbies? I am currently trying to figure out who I am outside of my kids and my illness. I recently had the sudden realization that one day my kids are going to be out of the house and I'm not going to know what to do with myself. So, yeah, I know where you're coming from. It's very easy to feel isolated. My mom and difficult child are like oil and water, and I dread time with my mom when difficult child is going to be around. I end up hearing it from both of them. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Do you have Friends in Real Life?
Top