After reading CC Fowler’s recent post entitled “Secrets to Healthier Living” about the importance of hanging out with girlfriends, I felt inspired to write something. Before having kids I was not the social type. I preferred time alone or just being with my husband and pup. The need to meet new people was something I never felt was necessary.
Then I got pregnant. And along with giving birth to my twin boys I experienced a sort of personal rebirth. All of a sudden I felt a desperate need to reach out and connect to people, particularly other Moms. Part of the reason for this was because I was in my late thirties expecting twins and knew very few people in the same boat. My friends had kids approaching their early teens so while I was obsessing over which formula was best, they were worried about cell phones and such.
So Operation “find friends” was underway. I didn’t just “put myself out there,” I threw myself. I looked for new friendships everywhere. Besides joining a Moms of Multiples group, I joined a temple and signed up for Yoga classes– not to mention the countless Mommy & “Us” classes I did with the tots. All the while wondering what the heck happened to the girl who was content to curl up with a good book and her dog. [Read more...]
