meeting lots of people;
smiling all the time;
never mentioning how tired I feel, stressed with 2 children under 2 with no family support, do better at hiding my PND (the tablets help);
say nothing intellectually stimulating, never come across like I read a newspaper, know what is going on in the world (assuming you can manage a conversation that gets further than "how long have you lived here, what does your husband do, how many children have you got, what are their names, where did you move from");
go to coffee mornings a bl&&dy well look like I am enjoying the inane conversation;
(more seriously) not see people for the sake of the children being occupied and meet up with people because you enjoy their company
on a serious note - we are probably moving soon and now I feel I am getting through a difficult period with 2 very small children (though sleep and energy) do allude me - I do want to make some friends - I have lived where we are now for 2 yrs - big expat scene in europe and I have made no close friends, no one I enjoy being with (freely admit I have not been a barrel of laughs myself) - so any wise words please?
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squashedandboshed · 10/11/2010 14:19
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