https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:08:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-98116 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:32:07 +0000 teaberry 98116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97924 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:17:17 +0000 pastemoo 97924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:( I don't know, but my SAHM fellow marine wives are also the ones who always blow me off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97917 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:37:26 +0000 Boogs 97917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only mom friend that I regularly hang out with is my sister and we are both SAHMs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97916 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:36:18 +0000 Boogs 97916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My only mom friend that I regularly hang out with is my sister and we are both SAHMs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97882 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:24:49 +0000 Andrea 97882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@teaberry: awwwww, i'm glad you were able to get all of that out here! mom friendships are definitely hard to figure out sometimes. i hope you've managed to forge some good friendships in your new state so far. and welcome to the HB boards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97845 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:49:09 +0000 sulli301 97845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly other SAHMs but I have one friend who is a working momma :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97774 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:08:42 +0000 teaberry 97774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now... my mom friends are mostly SAHMs (I'm basically a SAHM with a tiny etsy business on the side). I went from working to being an SAHM, but in a different state (!) so for the past year or so I feel like I've been trying to sort out what differences are regional, cultural or WAHM/SAHM/WFHM-related. I try to keep myself from over-analyzing it all, but I still find myself wondering whether I'm being too forward or not initiating enough when it comes to mom-friendships sometimes. Wow, it felt good to get that out. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97405 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:35:08 +0000 ecogirl 97405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of my friends are sahms with live in nannies too. I do have a friend that works and is a mom but se doesn't issue any judgements to me and nor do I her. I think we tend to stay in cliques because as sad as it is moms can be judgemental of each other and no onewants to defend themselves all day :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97392 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:23:49 +0000 Andrea 97392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: i've found that SAHMs don't want to hang out with me, lol. but it probably varies by area. it must be especially cliquey in my area and @mediagirl's area. in contrast, i go out with my working mom friends all the time so they have not been too busy for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97389 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:21:35 +0000 daniellemybelle 97389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad to see many of you have a mix! One of the things I'm nervous about potentially being a working mom is that SAHMs won't want to be my friend, and working moms will be too busy to hang out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97277 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:14:03 +0000 regberadaisy 97277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee:<br /> Is 35 the bridge for still being FT? Are you working a 8hr 45min (roughly) day then? I'm curious because I'm planning on asking to work from home 1 day out of the week. But if I can go 35 and still get all my benefits I'd rather work longer days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97225 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:20:37 +0000 cupcakemama 97225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am back at work part time. Most of my mum friends are SAHM. We have been friends forever so work/stay at home, doesn't really matter. We have superficially different issues but at their heart we are trying to do the best for our families. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97216 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:16:15 +0000 looch 97216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a SAHM and I have a mix of friends. I find we really all have the same struggles and issues, they're careful not to behave like their lives are so hard because they work and I am careful not to pretend like I have it made because I stay at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97086 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:43:02 +0000 owlmom 97086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM, and most of my mom friends work. I wish I had more SAHM friends, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97081 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:37:22 +0000 winniebee 97081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! Most of my friends are new moms (have LOs 1 year old or younger). Most work full time outside of the home, one is a WAHM mom and one is a SAHM. I plan to work 75% time out of the home, having a 4 day work week. But, I'll still work basically 35 hours a week, so really almost full time. Not the best deal but the best option for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97080 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:36:22 +0000 heffalump 97080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM with a mixture of different kids of moms. SAHM's, working moms, and part time working moms. I tend to blow people off, but it's just because I usually have a migraine. I would love to be able to hang out more, I love getting out of the house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97078 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:32:50 +0000 Andrea 97078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StbHisMrs: good for you! sounds like you've bridged the gap since you've been both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-97053 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:20:56 +0000 StbHisMrs 97053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was a sahm the first time around I had mostly other sahms as friends, now that I work it's probably a 50/50 split. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96868 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:58:03 +0000 Andrea 96868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: yeah, i really don't care. i just laugh at it now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96867 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:57:40 +0000 mediagirl 96867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: exactly. Oh well. They're not worth it if they're going to act that way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96865 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:56:57 +0000 chopsuey 96865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Yep. Older is in school. We probably could have done lots of play dates, but I wanted to wait for the kids to actually play together. Plus, little cousin caught lots of bugs from her older sister, so wanted to steer clear of the sickies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96863 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:55:56 +0000 Andrea 96863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: yeah! SAHMs have given me the worst excuses for not getting together so i think they just don't want anything to do with me. oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96862 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:54:42 +0000 mediagirl 96862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The friends I have who are already moms stick wih their own kind. My friend who recently became a sahm found making sahm mom friends SO difficult because they are very cliquey here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96861 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:54:22 +0000 Andrea 96861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Is the older one in school? Yay for cousins close in age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96858 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:52:31 +0000 chopsuey 96858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: One is 5. The other is 2.5 months older than LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96856 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:51:42 +0000 Andrea 96856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: how old are the SIL's kid(s)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96854 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:50:28 +0000 chopsuey 96854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I actually don't see any friends. SIL lives about 30 mins away and it's tough getting our schedules to work out. Now that the kids are older, schedules are more in sync. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96848 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:47:46 +0000 regberadaisy 96848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea:<br /> EXACTLY! *I* would tell my kids to scream stranger danger if someone did what I did. hhahahhaha. I promised my husband no more (intense) staring and pointing. hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96840 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:44:50 +0000 Andrea 96840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: ahaha. stranger danger!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-mom-friends-do-you-have#post-96835 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:42:39 +0000 regberadaisy 96835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea:<br /> haha the first time I saw the kids they were outside playing with their parents. We were driving by and I stared and pointed all excitedly. hahah If I were the parents I might find that creepy that some strange lady in a car driving by was pointing at my kids. hahaha </p>