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newtoallthis
Citizen
Username: Newtoallthis
Post Number: 216
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 11:18 am: | 
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My husband is a new stay-at-home dad with an infant. Just wondering what social outlets there are in town for him. |
Meandtheboys
Citizen
Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 1449
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:18 pm: |
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new, go to the "Virtual Cafe" and scroll down to the thread "New Dad's Club." Seems a bunch of SAHD's have put together a group. |
Kibbegirl
Citizen
Username: Kibbegirl
Post Number: 255
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 12:21 pm: |
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Hmmm...b'twn both M'plwood and S.O., there are great parks that baby and Daddy will find friendly and relaxing. There's always the libraries that often have story hour that the kids (even infants) enjoy. I find both towns very "stroller" friendly too. Daddy and baby can stroll the town and the great neighborhoods daily. S.O. and M'plwood folks are friendly and I'm sure with baby in tow, he'll find some good conversation and will meet more people with babies (men included!) that he can socialize with. |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 423
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 6:25 pm: |
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here's the website for Pop Culture Daddies - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/popculturedaddies/.
It's a really great group - please let your husband know he is welcome anytime. |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 1177
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 9:04 pm: |
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I've been a stay at home Poppa for the last 11 years.
I found the hardest part was in the beginning, when you actually start staying at home, your whole life changes, you aren't going to the same old (maybe comfortable place, you aren't around your peers (at least not as much), the lack of adult conversation and companionship when you are used to it can be rough.
Over time he'll get used to the change (it took me a while, I used to go visit the old work place too much in the beginning, and may even grow to like it, even thoughthere will of course be times when he wished he could just get away.
When I first started staying at home I lived in NYC and walked all over the place pushing a stroller (it was to much of a hassle to use the bus with the stroller), I took the chance to go to museums, shop at stores I never had the chance to get to, go out of town with the little one on mini vacations (while Momma got to stay home alone and go to work), etc....
It was a little hard fitting in at the parks since most of the children there were with nannies who wouldn't give you the time of day (and oh boy, if the parents could have been there to see the neglect, and the way those nannies treated the kids, I would sometimes see the kid with a parent on the weekend and let them know)
I just wished I lived in Maplewood when my first was born, love the parks, and there are Moms & Dads who stay at home, that are in the same boat you are, You just have to get to meet them.
I had a couple of people I would get together with for playdates sometimes, but as for as I knew there wasn't any groups for stay at home dads then. now it's basically too late for me, DANG. |
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