AIBU?
In a weird stage of life
Feelingoutofplace · 10/10/2022 21:08
I had Dd later at age 40, she’s now 4 and just started pre school. I worked all my life and my colleagues were my best friends, still in touch but all moved back to the U.K. (live abroad) I then got pregnant and made a lovely mums friends group, where we’d all meet up with the kids etc, take them out as babies (was ruined a little by lockdown Katy way through)
Now things have changed a little, the kids are all in different schools and a couple of mums are back to work, so focused on that and one has had another baby, so is meeting up with new mums with newborns..all to be expected. I’m just a bit in the middle wondering what’s next and all of a sudden feel really lonely. Dd is at pre school part time so I can’t return to my old job just yet…but I’m bored and feel a bit flat and out of sorts. I loved our situation/life before. What do I do 🤷🏻♀️
Am I being unreasonable?
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MRex · 10/10/2022 21:12
Make friends with preschool parents? Work part-time? What's the actual gap you feel, is it general boredom or friendship?
Feelingoutofplace · 10/10/2022 21:22
@MRex Both I’d say but mainly the friendship thing as it was a regular thing for 4 years and now seems to be less and less as things are changing
MRex · 11/10/2022 08:15
I suggest you get moving on preschool friendships in that case. Chat in the queue, join the WhatsApp group and suggest a playground meet-up etc, soon enough you'll find a few people you can click with.
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