Hi there. Good to see you joining in - be warned, this place is addictive!
I think it depends on the group. The group I had was fine, but we didn't really keep in touch once we all went back to work. Occasionally see each other at the shops now. I wouldn't complain about them. Other groups are closer, others are cliquey - just like workplace relationships. All you have in common is your child's age, so not everyone is going to be BFFs just through that one factor. It can be the start of a beautiful friendship (two of my good friends I only know because our sons went to the same nursery), or maybe not.
I'm glad to hear you had a good experience of the groups though. It can make all the difference in the world.
I love my mothers group we have been catching up once a week since our babies were 6 - 12 weeks old. Some have left group, some have moved away, somne have gone and come back, some returned to work but majority of us catch up weekly and also every few months have a dinner out.
I love my mums group! 2 and a half years and still going strong I have made some really great friends that I hope will still be friends with in years to come.
Thanks for the reply, I anticipate now that I'm here, i'll be spending a lot of time checking out the forums...have always found them to be a wealth of knowledge!
You're so right about the fact that you need to connect on levels other than just your kids. I think I was so nervous about being a single mum and having no real connections, that I probably had so much invested in making friends I was almost a bit crazy Lucky for me the stars were alligned or some such nonsense as I found a group of "orphans" - or other mums with no family close by, An amazing group of women who had all come through some sort of extraordinary circumstances.
I guess it just restored my faith in women, as working in a very female orientated enviroment, I'd previously seen the worst of the female psyche. What I valued more than anything else was the honesty and support I got from them in regards to certain issues, that I somehow felt all those "you're having a baby" books NEVER gave me
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I have made some really great friends that I hope will still be friends with in years to come.
Lucky for me the stars were alligned or some such nonsense as I found a group of "orphans" - or other mums with no family close by, An amazing group of women who had all come through some sort of extraordinary circumstances.
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