One of the perks of new motherhood is a completely new set of friends. Suddenly, former "acquaintences" make great efforts to upgrade their relationship status to "friends" solely because they also have babies. It's a great lesson: if you feel that your social life is languishing in any way, have a baby! It will attract other mothers like bees to honey.
Another example of this is the group of women I've met in my childbirth classes. Two weeks ago, I completed this set of birthing classes where the instructor taught us about everything from changing diapers to breastfeeding to pain management during birth. But most of us knew that course material was not the primary reason we were taking the class. It was a very simple goal: to make friends with other mothers in the same situation.
And so, although the classes are now complete, our meetings continue. We meet over coffee once a week to discuss our fears and concerns, and to coo over the babies that are starting to pop out. It's a bit like "Survivor," where you feel slightly fortunate (or unfortunate?) that you remain on the "childless" island of independence and watch as the others get picked off, one by one.
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