I dont have a lot of true friends. SOme people have wide circles of friends …I dont. I feel that my time is important and I am only willing to give of it to those that are really awesome people that I know are true friends.

I can’t “go out” that much but I do see people who I consider my friends around that. I think it’s so important to stay connected and not just letting your friends drop off or make kids so important that you never have time for anything else

That seems quite often! We try to catch up but it ends up only once a month once we try to find a time that suits us all.

As you go through life the friends drop off as the kids take priority so It is easier said than done

I would love to get out with friends, however I don’t have any friends to go out with

I would love to go out with my friends twice a week, but who has the time for it. It’s hard enough for us to find 1 night we’re all available for a catch up, let along twice a week

I wish I had friends to go out with.

I wish i could do this

Takes us months if planning to get a date where everyone is available. I wish I had a best friend who I could call and catch up with more often.

I only go out once a week for a coffee and that’s with my adult son. I do go to our local hospital once a week though and spend the morning with the local residents doing little jobs for them and taking them up a treat

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 07 Feb 2020 , 5:24 am

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  That is beautiful tessie !

That literally sounds like too much effort! I see mum friends at school pick up and drop off and maybe a play date here and there. Or do the occasional shopping trip if we are both going to the same shops! But aside from that I’m pretty happy not to have to go out and hang out with friends

Twice would be tricky. It does happen some times if we throw a Girls Night Movie Screening but generally once a week – every Friday – I catch up with two of my girl friends for morning coffee (post-school drop off) that often runs into lunch.

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  • • Ellen replied
    • 07 Feb 2020 , 5:25 am

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  Sounds like fun !

Would be nice if I had friends that wanted to go out that much. I can’t even get once a week!

We moved in July from Sydney to Brisbane and life has been so busy that there is hardly time to make new friends and to sustain and maintain friendships. Yes there are some nice ladies I chat with at school drop off or drop off at playdates, but no time to meet friends for myself.

So hard to organise – luck to have a group of friends get together 4 times a year.

sounds good to me, will you babysit my kids?

Our kids all dance together so we spend every Tuesday night from 4-8pm together which is great 🙂

Nope……have not been out for over 12 months with friends….have tried to organise things but it never happens….there is only so much trying I can do before I need to protect myself from the hurt.

I try and aim for several times a month but sometimes it’s unrealistic

I wish I had friends who were free to catch up with. Or the time. Or less anxiety about going out without my daughter. There is definitely a lot of Mum guilt there but I can definitely see the benefits might be worth trying.