Stay at Home Dads Shunned at PlayGroup? Lucky Guys.

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Strollerderby — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:09:27 GMT

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re: Stay at Home Dads Shunned at PlayGroup? Lucky Guys.

Jennifer — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:15:53 GMT

My screen name for several different venues I puruse is Playgroupie. And the name of my blog is Playgroups are No Place for Children. It's not because I love playgroups so much, it's because I love the friends I've made.

We rarely talk about poop. Or developmental milestones.

Loved Doodaddy's post. It would be awkward to have a guy around. We discuss girly subjects like sex with our husbands and other important topics like shoes.

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crunchy — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:06:07 GMT

Hate Playgroups.

Like playdates if the mom and I connect too.

Otherwise I would rather hide alone with my kids!

I hate those drop in places....i always feel like I am some disadvantaged parent with everyone feeling sorry for me.

i also get tired of the bored lonely sahp stereotype...

I am not bored or lonely.

I like being at home...and the kids do preschool and I DO make them go to other group activities...but just one's that I don't have to chit chat with the other parents.

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Kelly — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:08:31 GMT

I only do playdates with people that I would be friends with even if there were no kids. In fact, we don't really care all that much how well the kids play together. In fact, we're looking forward to next year when all of them are finally gone at all day school, and we can have even better play dates.

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doodaddy — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:19:37 GMT

Sounds like we'd be ideal playdate buddies, but <a href="http://doodaddy.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/i-cant-call-my-girlfriend-up-for-drinks/">I can't really go on cocktail playdates either</a>... even if we were good buddies. And perhaps I <i>wouldn't</i> like playgroups, but it'd sure be nice to be allowed to find out for myself... I did <a href="http://doodaddy.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/ive-got-a-buddy/">did make a friend</a>, an honest-to-goodness friend, at the park. Her boy's too old for my girl, but we make it work. We haven't been out for drinks, we don't call each other to gossip, we <i>don't ever see each other without our kids</i>... we're taking it slowly.