One cheesed of dad looking for friends

[DaddyMcPhee]

Hello Mumsnet,

I'm not sure if i'm allowed on this website, but I guess I will soon find out if i'm not.

I'm a 30 year old father of two from London.

I'm on this website because I would like to join some sort of parent club, to meet new people, and hopefully make some new friends.

Within my group of friends, I am the only one with children, so I sometimes feel like I have nothing in common with them. If I even try and talk about my children, the subject is changed very quickly.

I feel quite isolated sometimes, and feel that now I have children, people see me diffrently.

My children live with there mum, but that in no way makes me a dead beat dad. I have Parental Responsibilties for both children, regular contact, and I support them the best I can.

I would like to know if anyone would be interested in making a new online friend. I would like to talk to men or woman, married or single. I would also like to join in with conversations on the forum.

I hope everybody is well this Wednesday Morning, and I hope you don't mind me being here.

Mate, you'll be very welcome here.

I found this site when my DD was very young, looking for advice. They're a good bunch on here, sometimes a bit direct with advice or comments but always helpful.

Hi TechLovingDad,

I'm glad there are other dads here. I was worried about coming on here, just incase I wasn't welcome.

Thanks for the message, it's eased my mind abit :)

There are a few of us, lurking about.

Best way to get involved is to jump in, browse the Active conversations and pitch in.

Just be a bit careful with how you word things, as it's t'internet, it's easy to give the wrong impression.

Well, I'm off to bed now, so I think I will leave the jumping into conversations until I'm abit more alert lol.

Thank you for the advice fella. Hope to talk to you again soon :)

daddymcphee (good name by the way!), you might like to join Families Need Fathers which is a well respected charity supporting non resident parents (and is in no way connected or has ANYTHING to do with Fathers for Justice, just to make it clear ).

They have branches all over the UK and local meetings usually at least once a month, sometimes more. While offering support regarding residence and contact (which i assume you dont necesarily need at the moment) they are also a good way to meet other non resident parents in your area. I know the central london meetings are usually held in a pub and quite good fun.

Hope that helps.

I noticed our local Surestart (London too) centre has a Saturday meet up for local dad ands kids, my DH is planning on going.

My husband is a SAHD (well, he does two night shifts) and I work part time.

He visits a dad's group (my area of SE London has a few male childminders and SAHDs) once a week set up by one.

I'd have thought the local authority would have had something on for dads (sometimes its football

But don't be afraid to go to those one o'clock clubs. Basically I see grandads, male childminders, male staff and SAHDs there. My husband talks to both the mums/dads and minders at ours.

Hello and welcome!

Hello DaddyMcphee, get yourself over to AIBU for a baptism of fire :o

If you can handle that yup can handle anything.