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Ashley - posted on 05/28/2010 ( 2 moms have responded )

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so my husband and I just relocated to a new town with our 19 month old daughter. i dont know anyone here except HIS friends. . problem is, we are so antisocial! its not that i dont want to make friends. i really really do. for my sanity and as well as my husbands and daughters. i just dont KNOW HOW to make friends. my daughter follows my lead and stays to herself. last week, a baby girl her age climbed into the car on the grocery cart with her & she started screaming and crying as if she was afraid of the little girl. when im introduced to people im fine i can make conversation & eventually i relax and im loud crazy ashley, but meeting people on my own really freaks me out. sweaty palms. them whole bit. i even looked up some people in my new town who have kids, but then what? do i message them and say "do you want to be my friend?" sounds so childish. so juvenile. i feel so silly. how do you make friends? do you have any conversation starters? relaxation tips? if you got a random message would you laugh or respond? are you laughing now? lol

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Becky - posted on 05/29/2010

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I know how you feel. I'm a military wife so we move a lot and I have such a hard time meeting new people. Just like you I get all nervous and my palms start sweating and I freak.. If you have found people I would message them. Tell them you are new to the area and would like to know of any play groups, nice parks, and things to do with the kids. Also look for play groups, liabrary readings ect. just show up. I'm always quite at first but the other moms are usally so nice and understanding :-) Good Luck

Jenny - posted on 05/28/2010

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I know how you feel, I am the same way. I don't really know how to get to know someone new without some sort of an ice breaker, and even then, it's still hard the first few times your around someone. If you've found other mom's in your area, you should message them, what's the worst that can happen? They don't respond? Who knows maybe one or some of them are looking for a friend too...
It would probably not only be good for you, but also for your daughter to be around other kids. I'm a shy person, but my daughter is a social butterfly. Good luck, it's rough when your only socializing with people in your husbands circle.

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