How Can I Find Other Mom's in My Community to Make Friends With?

Hi, my daughter is in the same boat as you. She has tried craigslist to find friends, but no luck. If you find a spot let me know so I can tell her.

There are two international groups that I have belong(ed) to. One is MOPS (mothers of preschoolers), they are a church based group. I beonged to one and it was a wonderful experience. When we moved to a new area the new one was a bit too religious for me. So if there is more then one in ur area check them both out to find what fits u best.

The club I belong to now is MOMS Club.(mothers offering mothers support). This club starts from when u are pregnant and u can stay with it forever. Its based on ur zip code, so everyone will live in ur area.

Those r both mostly for stay at home moms or part time moms, since most activities take place during the day. The other way I used to make friends was by working on my Mary Kay businness. Any home based business would work. Since I needed to meet new customers I found myself talking to complete strangers, and formed strong friendships over time.

Best of luck!

N.

Hi A.,
When I was pregnant with my first, the hospital we had our baby at - Beaumont Royal Oak - offered a program to parents. You signed up while you were in the hospital and then about six or eight weeks later they contacted you to see if you still wanted to join a moms group. If so, they put you in a group of people who had children around the same time as you, at the same hospital, and relatively close by. For the past three years we've continued to meet with this group on a monthly basis and us girls have occasionally organized a girls night out.

I would also suggest joining a church you and your family likes. This way, you can take advantage of women's Bible studies if they offer child care during those meetings as well as a MOPS group and some churches also offer a weeklong summer camp. Those are places you can meet moms.

Another place you might meet moms is at a co-op preschool. If one or more of your children go to preschool and you don't work or work only part-time, a co-op preschool might be a good option for you. They are cheaper and rely on parents picking up at least one day a month to help out in the classroom.

If all else fails, there's always the online community of moms. It can be great sometimes talking about issues and getting advice from moms that know your situation, but don't judge you. I found some great sites that you can check out in my article on the best mommy websites: http://mommycribnotes.com/2011/02/guide-to-the-best-mommy...

I think it sometimes happens by pure luck.. Start talking with the moms you come across. At school, church, the gym, wherever you go. With any luck, you'll find someone you click with. I know I so far have not been successful at finding friends to hang out with, but I at least have people I see regularly at church and over at the Y (plus they have childcare :) Maybe you should check it out, good for you and the kids!

Check out mothers & more, libraries, meetup.com. I'm in a MOMS Club. It's an international organization with local groups. They are based on area so activities are close. The website is Www.momsclub.org
From there you can find a local one in your area. Good luck!

Join www.meetup.com, its free. Search "mom groups" with your zip code and they will come up. You can join groups and then you will get an email saying when they will "meet up" and you can decide what you want to go to. Good luck!

Join a church moms group in the area I am from Grand Haven and know there are some in the available in this area. How old are your kids, if they are school age join the PTA at school, I have met some awesome friends there. I have a different problem than you all of my friends from High School all have kids already out of school and some have Grandchildren, I am 51 with a 12yr old and a 9 yr old. So I have a lot of friends in the 25 to 35 age range, but I have met them all at these type of places. Good luck.