Being a parent is hard enough and then you're forced to make mom friends

Hey! I wish we lived closer for a play-date! Cute pictures! I love your curls 👍🏻🫶🏻

@Sharon thank you

Ooooooomg, yes! There are days I feel so dumb because of the mental overload that I simply cannot be human.

I went to a 'stay and play' at my daughter's nursery today and watched all the other children playing together whilst she was (happily) playing by herself. It might just be her age, but I'm really worried she's going to stay isolated because I don't mix with people and she doesn't have the example. I went with it in mind that I'd get talking to someone and maybe make that mum friend, but I was overwhelmed

@Hannah don't feel bad .. sometimes kids make friends regardless. It's okay to feel overwhelmed.

So much solidarity ❤️

You’re not alone☺️ It’s hard work 😖

Hey girl.

You are not alone in this! It is so hard! I can understand exactly how this is. Or you make a connection then in a weeks it’s like you get ghosted… it’s just hard trying to make adult friendships work!

God I miss the days of just walking up to another kid in the playground and saying “Hey. I’m Alissa. Want to be my friend?” And poof! then you were friends!

@Alissa my daughter makes it look so easy cause she is extremely extroverted and then there is me , complete opposite and looking real uncomfortable.

Yes, yes, yes. I have to be as about as socially awkward as they come. I have like severe ADHD so I think I come off as a spazz. I hate trying to even socialize in public at this point in my life because I feel like I don’t even know how to socialize with my kids let alone an adult. Kids are not as judgmental as adults are. I see other kids in their moms out in public and they just are like talking to one another and I usually just don’t say not one word to anyone because I feel like I’m coming off as weird 😂

So I want friends for my kids, but have a hard time wanting to make friends. I’m too burnt out for all that new friendship stuff it’s so exhausting and stressful. But I have to if I want my kids to have friends lol

@Alissa I soo want to start a trend like this and see where it goes 🤣 I have nothing to lose… or do I? Lol

Yes!! It is hard … it’s hard finding friends who don’t judge who will support you and help you regardless… can we all make a group chat?

Motherhood is a really hardest job, no matter how low in mood we feel, we are trying to put a huge effort for our children...I am also very lively and talkative, but lately I realised sometimes I just need to stay alone, not to go out to play group...is hard mentally to do it every day

I’ve never been great at making friends and after having my son I feel so much more pressure. I don’t want him to be socially isolated because he has me for a mom🙄 I’m trying but haven’t been very successful.