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Three Guidelines for Making Mom Friends
Don’t criticize. Here’s a pretty obvious one. No one wants to hear that something they are doing is wrong. This applies to mothers in a unique way. Everything about motherhood is so controversial. It’s not worth missing out on possible friendships over breastmilk vs formula battles.
Take an interest in other people. Don’t talk about yourself too much. Give the other mother opportunities to tell you about herself and her family. It’s almost more important to show an interest in her children than it is in her. Interact with her children when you get together for playdates. Comment on pictures of her kids on Facebook. If you’re nice to her kids, she will automatically want to be your friend.
Be friendly. Obviously you shouldn’t change yourself for anyone, but people want to be around friendly people. Making mom friends is a lot like dating. You need to put your best self out there. Smile, be polite and approachable.
Mom Friends Are The Best Friends
After implementing these guidelines, I started making real mom friends. We snapchat constantly and interact on Facebook daily. I know they are only a text away if I need a playdate and some adult interaction. Every mom out there deserves at least one friend to be by her side on this journey through parenting. I am so thankful for the mom friends I’ve made. I truly believe my mom friends are the best friends I’ve had and I hope we stay friends for a long time.
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Those are great tips. I have been struggling lately. Being a shy mom is so hard sometimes.
I have been SO shy my whole life. It took a lot of courage to get out of my comfort zone but it has been so worth it.
I really feel you on this. I usually made friends through things I enjoyed like hiking, outdoors and mainly horses but now I have to not use these buffers and use my daughter as the starting point to make friends and I’m
Not very outgoing so I have been really struggling