This morning I joined the local chapter of MOMS Club. I was really nervous about going to the meeting, because it feels like it’s been a long time since I last made new friends, and my life has completely changed since then anyway. I mean, I never really thought I defined myself by my career, but in answer to the question “what do you do?” I would say “I am a software engineer”. Now I say “I am a Mom”, and people (although not generally other moms) look at me as if to say “no, really, what do you do?”
But my worries were completely unnecessary, as everyone there was really nice. (Besides, they’re all generally stay-at-home-moms too, so the question of what anyone does never came up.) The best part was that there was a woman there with a little girl just a few weeks older than Carrie, and we were both thinking that the other looked really familiar – it turns out we went to high school together! How neat to think our daughters will be going to school together.
Carrie had a blast, too! She loved looking at the other babies and children, and smiled for everyone. Oh, and there was a little girl there, also named Sarah, who was enthralled by my curly hair and wanted to touch it. Very cute.
Anyway, I think it will be a good group to get into, even if Carrie’s a bit too young for the field trips and such. Besides, it doesn’t all have to be about her, right? After all, it is the MOMS club!