The Elusive Mom's Group

Ever since being pregnant with Meredith all of the books, reading and literature mention finding a good group of like minded moms for play dates, support, etc. It’s a great idea, but one that has been sort of elusive to me. Many of the groups are geared to full time stay at home parents. I only stay at home 2 days per week. The location of where we lived before moving last year wasn’t as conducive to meeting people in these groups. There wasn’t a tie to a community or town area. Getting together with friends worked for the most part, but it was hard to find a dedicated time, especially with friends who work full time. Also, making sure the kids jive together is now part of the equation. Essentially, I had play group envy.


Meredith started ballet this past September. While she was in the class, I sat and waited in the waiting area for the 45 minutes with the other moms. Initially I brought things to do- coupons to sort, homework at the time, something to read. I never got to those things, because the other moms and I started talking and always had a great conversation. We chatted every Monday for an hour for the past 9 months! We chat about events and things to do around town, behavioral issues, mom guilt, prepping for kindergarten in the fall, and well, by coincidence, I found my mom’s group! All of us are professional women, who all work part time. That’s quite a unique group. Luckily, our girls all get along as well too, so much so that we’ve decided to keep our standing Monday date through the summer and all get together for different outings and play dates.