I had great luck using the Mothering boards to find mommies when I lived in Baltimore. Unfortunately, I moved away from Charm City and am having little luck finding mom friends in Western MD. I moved back to Hagerstown about a year-and-a-half ago. I work and go to school in Frederick, so I consider Hagerstown and Frederick my communities. Other than folks who I see at work, I'm striking out when it comes to finding cool moms and kids. Because we aren't homeschooling anymore (due to divorce and yucky custody arrangements) it's even harder to find like-minded parents to arrange playdates with because we're stuck with the parents of my children's classmates to associate with. They're alright, I suppose, but I've found only one who I truly connected with.
My family in a nutshell: I have an almost 12-year-old son, almost-10-year-old daughter, and an 8-year-old daughter. We are totally not mainstream-type folks and my kids are surrounded by pop-culture-people on a regular basis. I've marched to my own drum long enough that I'm quite alright with going against the grain, but it does get lonely! I can get along with anyone, but I'm finding that many of the other parents dismiss me because I'm young (and look even younger than I am!) and look "different" (tattoos, nose ring, rock music t-shirts...) We don't watch tv, the kids are in school only because it's free babysitting, we eat organic/natural/sometimes vegetarian, my girls DON'T like things like Disney channel, High School Musical, or Hannah Montana and would rather be listening to real music or drawing. We like baseball, music, art, hiking, swimming, and playing make-believe. I tried no vax, but post-divorce, dad ruined that plan. My son, although too big for family bed, still likes me to give him hugs and snuggles and spend quiet time reading with him before bed. My littlest one nursed until she was almost 4 and remembers it fondly. (This happy memory is not one we can talk about with her friends' moms...) I'd give my left foot to be able to homeshool them again. We certainly aren't of the same socio-economic background as their classmates' families, and even if we had money, we are totally not materialistic and would rather reuse/recycle/remake/regive than buy something new. My kids would rather be given a $2 budget and turned loose in a thrift store than get new clothes.
So basically, we're looking for counter-culture-accepting parents of older kids who live in Frederick or Washington Counties. Folks who know there is more than one way to do things. We like quirky!
My family in a nutshell: I have an almost 12-year-old son, almost-10-year-old daughter, and an 8-year-old daughter. We are totally not mainstream-type folks and my kids are surrounded by pop-culture-people on a regular basis. I've marched to my own drum long enough that I'm quite alright with going against the grain, but it does get lonely! I can get along with anyone, but I'm finding that many of the other parents dismiss me because I'm young (and look even younger than I am!) and look "different" (tattoos, nose ring, rock music t-shirts...) We don't watch tv, the kids are in school only because it's free babysitting, we eat organic/natural/sometimes vegetarian, my girls DON'T like things like Disney channel, High School Musical, or Hannah Montana and would rather be listening to real music or drawing. We like baseball, music, art, hiking, swimming, and playing make-believe. I tried no vax, but post-divorce, dad ruined that plan. My son, although too big for family bed, still likes me to give him hugs and snuggles and spend quiet time reading with him before bed. My littlest one nursed until she was almost 4 and remembers it fondly. (This happy memory is not one we can talk about with her friends' moms...) I'd give my left foot to be able to homeshool them again. We certainly aren't of the same socio-economic background as their classmates' families, and even if we had money, we are totally not materialistic and would rather reuse/recycle/remake/regive than buy something new. My kids would rather be given a $2 budget and turned loose in a thrift store than get new clothes.
So basically, we're looking for counter-culture-accepting parents of older kids who live in Frederick or Washington Counties. Folks who know there is more than one way to do things. We like quirky!
