I am a single mum of 2 aged 4 and 5 and I work full time.
I don't have any real friends that I can just call and have a chat to or just invite around for a coffee. I'm getting/feeling lonelier. I feel like I have no one to talk to and the ones I do I choose not to as I will be judge for what I want. My question is how do other full time working mums make new friends? I have the kids full time and the only time I am not with them is when I am at work. I am a shy person and I find it hard to make conversation with people I don't know. If you have any tips please help as I really don't want to feel like this anymore
Making friends
Making friends
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Hi, Do you still speak to your mothers group? I also joined another mothers group as well and through that i have made lots of friends. Are you in melbourne?
I work 4 days a week and i do struggle to catch up with friends and also sometimes i do get lonely to especially at night, i know i have my husband and lots of friends but with my friends who dont work i hear about them going out etc and i feel like i missed out xx
I have never been in a mothers group and found that most times groups meet up when I am working. I am in qld. I have my sisters but the way I have been I don't like spending time with them as they have their happy little family and friends which just reminds me of what I don't have
Some of my closest friends I have met through the net. I'm lucky there is another good friend in my area in a similar situation but some of my other 'besties' are thousands of k's away but this is the way we can still talk and catch up. I also work ft with 3 kids so it's almost impossible for me to have a good social life so this way I'm not lonely I have amazing friends I just catch up with them on a different platform xx if you ever want to add me on fb just look me up 'Jessica Bear' xx
I get you!! It's so hard and lonely... a lot of my friends are younger and "just don't get it" they don't understand parenthood at all. And it gets very lonely... what I did I posted on a bye swap sell sight in my area. I asked if any mummy's in the area would like to catch up for a coffee. That's how I met my bestie and our girls are only 2 days apart. It's great :)