Tomorrow is a big step for me.
I am going out there into the community to say, "Hey, my name is Kendra, and I have zero local friends."
The library is less than a mile from my house, and I'm ashamed to say that I've never even stepped inside. I looked it up last month, and they have a weekly story time for babies up to age 3... perfect! I have a baby below age 3! It's free! It involves reading and books! Surely there must be another potential friend there who similarly has free time on Tuesdays, lives in my town, loves reading, is interested in free stuff, and has a baby around Torin's age. Friendships are built on less every day.
It feels exactly like dating... sidling up to the bar, eyeing the lady at the corner, asking her what she's reading to see if she wants to talk, finding a point of shared interest, exchanging that knowing smile and then phone numbers... except this time I have to get by on my personality alone. Uh oh.
Where's the library where I can just wiggle at a local mom instead?
I am going out there into the community to say, "Hey, my name is Kendra, and I have zero local friends."
The library is less than a mile from my house, and I'm ashamed to say that I've never even stepped inside. I looked it up last month, and they have a weekly story time for babies up to age 3... perfect! I have a baby below age 3! It's free! It involves reading and books! Surely there must be another potential friend there who similarly has free time on Tuesdays, lives in my town, loves reading, is interested in free stuff, and has a baby around Torin's age. Friendships are built on less every day.
It feels exactly like dating... sidling up to the bar, eyeing the lady at the corner, asking her what she's reading to see if she wants to talk, finding a point of shared interest, exchanging that knowing smile and then phone numbers... except this time I have to get by on my personality alone. Uh oh.
Where's the library where I can just wiggle at a local mom instead?
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