To ask if you have made “family friends” as an adult

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CottageGreen · 22/11/2024 15:54

Hello
Just wondering if anyone has managed to make “family friends” whilst having young children and if so how? I’m talking about friendships where the parents and children all socialise with each other. I’d like my children to have some friends outside off their school friends and while they do clubs on the weekend it’s very much “drop and run” so not sure how much opportunity there will be to extend those friendships outside the group. A lot of the school parents seem to already have circles they have developed at NCT, uni friends with kids of the same age etc. We haven’t had much luck there so wondering if there will be other opportunities. Would love to hear your experiences

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TheMaenads · 22/11/2024 16:45

Yes, we moved countries in 2019 when DS was seven. I invited kids he liked in his new school around for play dates in our temporary rental, a group cohered and became firm friends, and I got to know and like the other parents and we began to hang out.even during Covid, where we were living in an Airbnb by the coast after a house purchase fell through, we invited them for beach days and socially distanced barbecues.

I actually thought we were joining an existing group, but apparently the parents never socialised before we arrived and invited them.

The boys are now all at different secondaries, but still see one another, and the parents still hang out.

HumphreyCushionintheHouse · 22/11/2024 16:38

Yes, we did. My DD age 13 started playing team sports outside of school. Competition required travel, which meant that parents needed to coordinate trips. I additionally organized team building fun events (pot-luck, day at the park) which got all the families together. We made these friends 2 years ago, and at the risk of sounding really cheesy, they are now like family.

monicagellerbing · 22/11/2024 16:34

Yes we have, not until my son got into year 5 however. Met our best friends through him becoming best friend with their son, we now go on holiday together and meet up regularly for takeaways/days out etc

Sprogonthetyne · 22/11/2024 16:12

I haven't made any new one, but luckily a few of the friends I alread had decided to have children at about the same time, so they're all within a few years of each other, and play well together while we hang out.

Trickabrick · 22/11/2024 16:01

Yes we did, it happened naturally. The kids were friends first, play dates led to friendship for the mums then we started meeting up as two families outside of the playdates. Think I suggested a trip to the local attraction one weekend for us all and it went from there.

Octavia64 · 22/11/2024 16:01

No.

Where the kids got on the parents mostly didn't and vice versa.

spartanrunnergirl · 22/11/2024 16:01

Yes i did with neighbours where the kids played together but were at different schools. Also through sports clubs etc.

Puddleclucks · 22/11/2024 15:58

How old are your DC?

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