Jana - posted on 07/17/2012 ( 3 moms have responded )
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I feel like I'm disappearing. None of my friends have kids. I stay at home with my 2 kids. I just moved to a new town where I don't know a soul. My husband is away from home 12-13 hours a day and some weekends. I don't know how to escape this solitude.
I recently started reaching out online. I started a blog today: http://janaslittleworld.wordpress.com/
Anyone who's making it through, please pass along any advice.
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Belinda - posted on 07/21/2012
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Hi,
I now have 4 kids, and have been in your shoes....I still feel this way at times. I had three children before any of my friends even contemplated having children of their own.
Try and find a mother's group to join, where you can meet other mum's and find some little friends for your young ones.
Im glad you blog, I also blog (www.bellace85.wordpress.com) and i find it a fantastic outlet for emotions (I will spruik you on my own page)
A massive thing that helped me was also finding a support group online (such as circle of moms) I joined one not long after my eldest was born and I made some fantastic friendships out of there, I am still contact with a lot of these women today....and during my bouts of depression, I have no idea where I would be today without them! I just wish that I lived nearby some of them (instead of on the other side of the country!) so i could actually meet them....but I know I would always have a bed to sleep in if I ever decided to travel their way!
Do you have a hobby that can get you out? Such as selling jewellery, make items that you can sell in a market, or join a scrapbooking group (for example). Scout around...you will probably be surprised what is available out there! You may find one that is "kid friendly" where you can bring them along.
Jana - posted on 07/18/2012
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I wish that was a possibility. My husband is gone usually the 13 hours that my kids are awake... so I have to be up, there's no way I would have the energy to work after that day. Plus he's away every other weekend, so i couldn't even have a weekend job. Thanks for you input though, its nice to know I'm not alone.
Jess - posted on 07/18/2012
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Hi! I was in the same situation.. I moved to Nebraska with my son and boyfriend and I did not know anyone, but then I decided to work nights after my boyfriend got home from work so that he could stay home with our son and I could make a little extra money and get to know some people around the town. It really helped tremendously! I met lots of people at my job and met even more people through them! Just a thought!
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