meeting other local mums - is this weird / stalkerish?

Hello all,

We've moved to our new suburb around 6 months ago and have settled in nicely. All of my friends and their kids from mothers group now live a 25 minute drive away and while we catch up reguarly, I'd like to have friends around the corner like I used to - especially to go walking. Whilst I expect to start meeting people next year when DS1 goes to 3 year old kinder, we are still lacking on the local friends front.

I live in a massive baby area and I see heaps of mothers with their prams walking around. I know there are heaps in my nearby streets as I see all the prams on the front porches.

I was thinking of doing up a flyer letting people know that I'm starting a walking group and asking people to come along. I was going to put it in the letterboxes of the 3-4 streets around my house. I thought going for a walk was a bit more accessible for people than having something at my house. People might be happy to turn up and walk with strangers, but not go to their house (at least initially).

What do you think is a good time? I was going to go for afternoon around 3.30 pm? That suits me as my youngest is generally awake by then.

or is the whole idea weird and I should just can it? Would you go to something like this?

Fiona

I would absolutely join you!
I love meeting new people.
The problem with walking with prams- its usually single file (footpath space etc)
Doesn't allow for much new bonding time....

I think it's a great idea! To eliminate the problem of walking with prams, maybe it could be walk to a park or something? But yes, brilliant idea!

why not? what do you have to loose?
maybe sus out if there isn't already one going on??

and I don't know (not having kids myself) but wouldn't 330pm maybe clash with picking kids up from school?

but seriously go for it!!

Great idea!

Thanks all. A walk down to a park a bit further away is a great idea. That way any toddlers (like mine!) can have a run around and go from there.

I'm not sure this is really for people with school aged kids? More those with younger than school age. Anyway, if 3.30 turns out to be a crap time I can change it.

I'm sure I'll need help drafting the note so I'll be back!

Going to the local park would be a great idea :)

330 would clash with the school pick up but if said mums were to take their schoolies and run them around for a while that may work well, otherwise probably 9-930 am is better for mums with schoolies

Good on you for thinking about something like this

I think its a great Idea!!
I too think the time may be a bit tricky for mums who have small children and school age children ( I do )
I would love it if I got something like this in my letterbox

Give you local council a call as ours had a group that walked around our local lake. Not sure if it still happens

I think its a fantastic idea and I would definitely join in if I got your flyer (bit far for me to walk though I think!) I'm really shy at meeting new people so it would be a really easy, non-confrontational way of doing it.

I do agree with Teirae's point about the time though. I'm about to have a newborn, but also have a 4 and 5 year old so the 3.30 pm would be awful for me. It would also mean if you were going to the park that even if you didn't have mums with older kids, you're going to have to deal with the older kids in the park because school will be out. Not saying they'll be a hassle, just that I always found it far easier when they were smaller for my kids to play when there weren't bigger kids on the playground that play rougher games as big kids do. Once I've had this bub I'm hoping my day will be something like drop the girls at school, come home, get the dog, baby and pram organised and be out walking by 9.30 am.

Great idea!!!! I would be up for it, but on the other side of the bay!!! A good time for me after school drop-off, etc, etc would be 9.30 am / 10 am... Good luck, hope you meet some lovely new Mummies.

Fi - just put out there what suits you, perhaps put a note up at the local MCH centre or kinder as well. I have spent a good 3-6 months trying to put myself out there to create a more local and relevant (so friends for the girls) group of friends for support and company - it has been well worth the effort and I am so glad I was the one who was not afraid to look stalkerish or like a wierdo as it turns out there were a few people who felt similiar. These families are amazing and it has been so worth the effort! Good luck! xx

I would totally go.

How did you go??? x

I think it's a great idea... however, have you visited your local MCHN or library and checked notice boards there? I found lots of waling groups and the like already set up when moved to a new area.

Fab idea! I would join you too. How'd you get on?

Lol! I've done nothing! Life is very busy.

I'll do it next week when a major work project finishes up.


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