Thursday, July 11, 2013

I miss co-dependant parenting

Now that we are back in Chicago, I assumed that co-dependant parenting would pick right back up with my mid-west girls. I moved in, established my presence and sat back and waited for the calls, texts and emails to come pouring in. You know the ones that read "my kids are driving me crazy...anyone want to meet at the park?" But so far, this isn' t the deal.  Sure I've gotten an email or two suggesting a playdate or a girls night out, but nothing that would suggest that my mom friends are bored or stir crazy.  I've also overheard them saying things like "I took the kids to the museum or children's center." ALONE. Could it be that these women are completely content in their individual family units? That when their hubby goes to work, they are  happy to spend the entire week on their own with the kids? Back home, it wasn't unusual to hear from more that one friend each day of the week. Often, we would group together, just in case one parent had to leave early.  You may have read an earlier post of mine, where I told of our daily spring break plan. A desperate plan formed by 2 mothers who feared a week alone with all of their children. I assumed the entire world felt this way. I thought we all feverishly sought out other stay at home moms, with whom we could spend every moment. Now, I'm second guessing myself. I know LA is kind of a weird bubble, but bubble or not...moms are moms across the board right? Isn't that what all the parenting blogs tell us? So it can't be that outrageous to think I would find other co-dependant moms in another large city. But, here I sit with no foreseeable plans to wrap up my week. I may have to start my own meetup group if this continues. I think Co-dependant moms has a nice ring to it.

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