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06.11.08, 11:09 AM General Topics
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Tell me it will get better, please. Recently moved out of NYC (two months). Love our house, on lakefront in great community. Everyone we meet is very nice, but I really am only friendly with one mom so far. Don't want to overload her, but some days she is the only adult I speak to other than DH. I swear I was nearly in tears the day the contractors left, because at least then people were around. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.11.08, 11:09 AM Flag
 

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Was it better in the city? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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Well, I had 20 years' worth of friends and acquaintances. So in that way, yes. Actually am preferring the pace and space here, just am lonely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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This is why I am dreading a move to the suburbs next year. Can you get a PT job or volunteer? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:30 AM Flag
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How old is/are dc? Go to classes, etc.? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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Both are in school. I hope it gets better after school lets out. There are beaches and summer programs, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:12 AM Flag
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It's a little late in the year, of course, but in the fall you can join school committees or volunteer, or get a part-time job, I guess. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:15 AM Flag
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Yes, the school is a big deal here, so if I join a committee in the fall it should help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:18 AM Flag
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it will get better. this is totally different but when i moved to a new city for grad school i remember going to stores and buying one item just so i could talk to the sales clerks. this was before cell phones and cheap long distance and the internet and i knew no one for over a month. i was sooooo lonely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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I find myself doing the same thing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:13 AM Flag
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Also, if it is slow here, go to youbemom.com (not spam) for busier online conversation. There have been days in the suburbs when I relied on that to stay sane. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:16 AM Flag
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Thx, haven't tried that site yet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 11:17 AM Flag
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where are you? I was looking at the ads for Candlewood Lake and thinking "hmm..." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 12:07 PM Flag
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It's not Candlewood, but similar. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 03:46 PM Flag
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What town are you in? when I moved to Short hills from the UES, I joined their new comers club and have made a ton of friends [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 12:14 PM Flag
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join the junior league -- when i moved to the burbs, i didn't know a soul and then i joined the league and met a million great women -- and don't worry -- they don't wear white gloves and pearls. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.11.08, 03:45 PM Flag
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