Hello, I've not posted on Mumsnet before but have found it the most sensible place on the internet for parenting advice so I hope you'll be kind to a newbie...
At the advanced age of 48 I find myself a first time father of a lovely little boy, now 16 months, and more unexpectedly a SAHH. My wife works long hours, and I'm at home with my son four days a week (he's at nursery the other one). I love looking after him, the childcare isn't a problem, but I'm finding myself getting desperate for some more adult interaction. I take my son to a couple of playgroups, and he gets a lot out of them, but all the other parents are much younger mums and quite naturally they're more interested in befriending people their own age. The antenatal group we went to was the same - all the dads work and all the mums are in their twenties, and we just don't have that much in common. My own friends have school age children and work full-time, so it's not as if I can meet up with them during the week.
Being so heavily involved in my son's development is massively rewarding, but I never expected it to be so lonely! Does anybody have any suggestions for how to improve my social life? I look at the young mums in the cafes with all their friends and babies and feel so sad and envious.