So I think I finally figured out what has been bugging me lately...It isn't just the lack of social interaction with being home. I see plenty of people during the day. I think it is the constant stream of small talk. People in the grocery store asking the same questions over and over about lo or my pregnancy. Acquaintances that I meet up with at the park. LO is 20 months, but with nap schedules never lining up I feel like I haven't really gotten a chance to get to know other moms in a way that we can get past the small talk chit chat. When I was working I was constantly working with other teachers, problem solving, sharing stories, brainstorming lessons, etc. I am really missing that sense of working as a team, and I feel like the constant stream of small snippits of conversation is making me a little crazy.

When did this get better for you? Or does it? How do you meet friends as a SAHM that you can develop more real friendships with? I have met quite a few people I think I could eventually be close friends with, but it seems like friendships develop so much slower as a parent than they did pre-kids, because our time is so chaotic with watching the kids and hanging out at the same time, and the get togethers seem so infrequent because of differences in schedules. Plus, I also feel like I hardly ever see my "old" friends anymore, because by the time I get LO in bed I am so exhausted I crash myself. Does anyone else struggle like this?