I hear kids are a decent way to build community, too, if you're lucky.
Yeah, I'm kind of counting on that! I was telling my mom a while back (before I got pregnant) that I was worried that I'd be really lonely, having a baby in Nashville so far away from our other friends with kids, and she reminded me that when she and my dad moved to the town I grew up in, when I was 2, they didn't know anyone, so she put up a flyer in the library looking for other women to start a "mother's group" with, and almost 30 years later those are still some of her closest friends. So I have hope.
So I have hope.
And there are roughly a million more groups already organized these days than there were when you were born. Kids really are an instant way to meet other people.
Congratulations, Kate and good luck, best wishes, and all that stuff!
IOhappyN, can I just say how nice it is to do random acts of kindness and generosity? I mean, I could do them before, it's just
so
much easier now, and for that I am thankful.
Congratulations Kate!
Just remember, in another year you can avenge your morning sickness by introducing the kiddo to the concept of brussel sprouts!
I wonder how old they have to be before they can be really useful minions.
At 15 and 21 my minions have been doing their jobs for me tonight. I am sick. Icky sick. And they have been great about taking care of me.
Congrats, Kate. And I hope the morning sickness passes quickly.
Kids really are an instant way to meet other people.
Yep. All of the parents at my party, for instance, instantly had something in common. It was great to see them mingle (especially when little Roman started to kiss all of the other kids...).
I wonder how old they have to be before they can be really useful minions.
The three year old I babysit for loves fetching things for me and throwing things away in the trash when I ask him to and has for at least a year. His favorite birthday gift this year was a brightly colored broom and dustpan.
