Do you ever feel lonely?

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Lately I have. Friends are few and far between. Pretty much the friends that I stayed in contact with when school ended have kids in their mid to late teens, and my one best friend who is about 6 years older then I am, has no kids at all. So all day long it is just my 13-month old and I. I know as soon as the weather warms up a bit we'll be able to get out more, as I want to take her to the zoo and park, etc. Right now I just feel like I'm on my own and when I try to talk to hubby about it he isn't alot of help. He tells me I need to get off the computer.

I'm hoping to start a group for older moms here, but what little i have done so far hasn't generated much interest. Robin ~ I still have to get that picture to you so you can get it promoted on your site, which I would really appreciate.

Sorry if I'm rambling, was just wondering if anyone else is in the same boat and what did you do to get out of the funk. Thanks ladies.

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Permalink Reply by Lala on April 18, 2009 at 6:00am: Hi Karen
I feel very much like you do. I live in the country, have young kids and I'm tied to the house. I have a failing marriage too so the loneliness is hard to bear.
My "husband" doesn't understand my computer use either.
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Permalink Reply by ComfyMom~Stacey on April 18, 2009 at 7:21am: I felt the same way. We were in a new to us area about a year when I got pg with DS1. I live rural and barely know my neighbors. I felt very isolated for the first 20 months or so. Then I found a MOPS group in the town about 20 minutes away. They met once a month and had childcare. We had mini groups that also got together once or twice a month. Then some of us formed a bunco group & we play monthly. It took about a year to shake out get togthers & things but now I feel like I have a circle of friends with kids about the same age as me. Granted most of them live 20-25 minutes away but we have regular get togethers at one anothers homes & chat on the phone & online; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Yvonne on April 19, 2009 at 3:59pm: HI Karen,
I live in a city where everything is within reach ( malls, playgroups, support groups, playgrounds, libraries, beaches etc) . I have 2kids ( 8 and 11). I stopped fulltime work 5 years ago. At first, it was alittle tough cos I am used to having colleagues , a work schedule etc. I started being involved volunteering at school and made alot of friends. It got better from that point on.

All I am saying is that..it don't matter where you live or what you do.. we all feel lonely every now and then. We just have to get out there and make new friends and do different things just to keep us sane. Motherhood can be challenging. : ); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Karen on April 21, 2009 at 9:39am: Thanks for replying ladies, its nice to know that I'm not the only one feeling this way. I just hope that if we are lucky enough to conceive again it won't get worse. I love being a mom, but I miss having friends that I can just talk with or go to lunch with, etc.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Christine on April 21, 2009 at 11:16am: I do feel lonely sometimes. I have to make an effort to stay involved in my moms group...I can tell when it's been a while since I've seen them. I start getting more agitated with the boys and less patient with them. When I see my moms, they keep me focused on my job at hand!; ▶ Reply to This