Mum’s the Word: 3 Playground Rules for Parents
Friday, May 15, 2015
I attempted hanging out with other twenty-something year olds because I was pretty immature and believed that I could only have friends who were “my age.”
I went out a handful of times with some Toms wearing, coffee slamming, and Mumford and Sons lovin’ kids, and I tried to pretend that I was exactly the same as they were.
I tried until one night when I ventured out to go to a “Decentralized Dance Party.”
I looked around at the childless girls wearing crop tops and head banging to dub step.
I didn’t even have to look down at my own outfit to know that I was wearing a baggy t-shirt, jeans that had just now started fitting again, and a coat from the Goodwill that was NOT ironically purchased.
Feeling lonelier than ever, I grabbed a hold of my swelling, and now dripping boobs and wandered back to my car to drive home and nurse my baby before I either died or exploded.
Luckily, I’m pretty sure all those negative feelings I felt had more to do with postpartum depression. Not to mention, I was a 22-year-old female so on a scale of one to “Twilight” my angst level was constantly at “Twilight".
It took me a while, but four years later, I’m finding myself in possession of a pretty good set of new friends. They range in age from 18 to upper sixties, and I have a lot of fun with each and every one of them.
You might not keep all the same friends that you had before you became a parent, but making new friends is one of the most rewarding experiences. However, it’s also difficult and can take a while before you truly start feeling at home on the parenting playground. So here are three rules to remember when making friends as an adult.
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