Mamapedia *Friendships*

You're welcome to have the reunion at my house. But I WILL have a "black list"!

The list is short.....very....very....short. You won't miss them at all!

Yeah I think I am going to send a couple of friend request today. There are some strong, confident mother and wives on here that I have learned a great deal from.

Well, we ARE in neighboring states!

Perhaps we can get one of the more organized Moms to plan a regional CyberMomFriends Conference!

:)

(I mean, since we've all got SO much FREE TIME, tehehe)

Looks like we need to meet in Chicago since M.R. does not like to travel.. How many bedrooms do you have M.R.?

Bwahahahahahah!
Denise P. You are at the top of my list along with Dawn, L., SH and Grandma T.. You ladies crack me up.. Black list,, I have a better idea.. Oh never mind..

I have thought about this too.. It would be fun to meet and see each other even to meet your children..

Haven't met any yet..

there are several mom's i'd like to meet. and several i'd like to talk with more than just posting here. like on facebook or such. if there was a meeting or anything i would totally try to make it. :)

OMG is this a JFF question?! HAHA!

I posted a comment the other day about what an amazing ladies night out we'd all have, LOL!

Never met anyone in person, but you're more than welcome to PM me and I'll give you the info to find me on facebook ladies! Already friends with lots of mamapedia friends on there :)

Love you guys! Can't live without some of you... I mean it ;)

HAHA @ DENISE'S BLACK LIST!! That made me giggle.

Does that mean we can come to your wedding??? : )

Hi, L.:

I did develop a friendship with someone from this site.
I have visited her a few times in her town. In fact,
she invited me to spend Christmas Day Dinner with her and
her family. I did spend the day with them.
D.

Not on this site but on a Navy Mom site I have become very close with 11 other ladies. Most of them have met and this spring I am hopping to meet with one of them as she comes to the DC area.
I have met a couple of the moms from NavyPArents whose sons graduated with mine. It was a wonderful experience, and really puts a face and a real person to the name on the board.

If you have ever tried to picture me, please imagine angelina jolie lips, and jen aniston body, and ellen degeneres wit.
thank you.
i am probably on the black list but I will shmooze my way in anyhow. right, denise?

This is a great question! I just had a similar thought a few weeks ago...funny! It is nice to seee familiar names pop up and like Yar said, I wonder if the image in my head would match the person! ;)

I have a few that are now facebook friends.... and their posts there are just as funny or informative as they are here. Meeting in person doesnt interest me really. I dont have time for that. I like it just the way it is right now.

i have 4 i would like to meet. i have one on face book and one who i cant find and she cant findme on facebook. onewas in town but she was in town on business so i didnt get to meet her i think a reunion would work as long as breastfeeding , cio, and swats dont come into conversation. oh and cosleeping. other wise katy bar the doors it will be an all out brawl.

ps D. am i on or off your black list???? :) can i bring my cat??? :)

Hi L.
Great idea,I would be on for it in theory.Most of the women on this site are in America.I live in Ireland so I can't see my hubby agreeing with me going off to America for the weekend.
B. k

For me, so far, I haven't really connected with anyone from this site that way. at least not yet. I also hardly ever find anyone that is even remotely close to where I live.
But the thought of finding friends around me in any way is always something I would be open too.
So far, been living in OH for 2 years, and no friends lol
Well I had a few I thought were friends, but then they showed their true colors :)

I haven't done this here, but I am part of another board that is a mom's group, and we have about 45 members. We are from all over the place - Canada, Israel, and all over the U.S. I'm pretty sure that all of us except the mom from Israel have met at least one other mom. I've met over 20 of the group members. We've been friends for 8 years. It has been a wonderful experience! There are many moms here that I would love to meet as well.

I'm coming to central PA this summer to visit my parents....reunion here I come, lol. Oh no, I wonder if I am on Denise's black list.

Unfortunately, there only seems to be, like, one other person on here who is living in Iowa so I don't think I'll be meeting up with anyone anytime soon but it certainly would be interesting. I always wonder if you ladies look like I imagine you to...

not yet! but i'd love to.......
:) khairete
S.

I actually have met someone on here. She was really nice and her kids were cute. We talked about our similar situations. We haven't hung out since, but I have a job now so I don't think we could ever find time :(
Theresa N!!!! WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA!! A mamapedia conference! I'm sure there might be a cat fight at some point, but that could be the main attraction!! Like pick a middle of everyone city and say come if you can! Man I'd be all over that!

What a great idea! I think a lot of moms have thought about this. Excited to see some of your responses.

I would love to met many of the moms from here, some because I found our parenting similar and other because even if we are not alike I found them very interesting.
Would be nice to have a meting, and yes I think it could be a recipe for disaster but I would be prepare for hear about my 24/7 tv and enjoy get to know women from all walks.
EDIT: Great, now I am curious who is in Denise P black list.

So...how do we become privvy to Denise P.s black list? LOL

I don't do Mamapedia through Facebook because I started out on Mamasource and just went through that way. I kind of enjoy my anonymity and while I would be okay with some people knowing my FB life, I don't want every troll to be able to, you know? (Of course since I don't participate through FB I could have the wrong impression, who knows)

About as far as I've gone is friendship through PMs and I am friends with a few on FB. I'd probably only do a face-to-face if it were local mostly because I hate travel.

Thanks for this thread - it's provided me with a lot of chuckles :D
And the name tags...must have our screen names on them!

I would LOVE to meet some people from the board here. I just moved here to VA so I have NO friends here, and I totally need some friends to hang out with.

I like the idea of a nametag with our screen names.....some of the names would be fun to see.
I have met people through here, to meet up at the playground or pool for playdates, I was providing inhome childcare to a lady with 2 boys who I met on here, invited one lady to Bible study since she was just down the way from us, etc. Not a lot of people, but a few. Been good experiences, all of 'em.
I don't do FB with mamapedia (though 2 moms made their way on later)either though; someone needs to be a friend in "real life" before I add them to FB.

I haven't met up with any moms that I 'friended' on here... but I definitely would like to! Some of you guys absolutely crack me up - I love reading the responses you give. They really make my day! LOL :)
I think we'd have a blast if we had a Mamapedia Conference, lol!

I didn't even realize we could 'friend' each other on here, haha! Probably because I'm usually on here from my cell phone. I've been on 3 other forums. One in which I made 2 lifelong and in-person friends, we went to each others weddings, were actually pregnant together (not on purpose) and talk often (one moved away). Another in which I made some 'friends' who faded away and 1 lifelong and in-person friend who lives in another state, but we've visited each other and remain close. The last forum was started by friends I'd already known in real life.

I'm all about GTG's, but of course would stress about looking my best or behaving my best, LOL :) I do also worry about those who can't attend the GTG . . . . on one of the other forums, a group got together and sort of became a clique on the forum, which separated them from the rest. I would hate to see that happen again.

I did reach out to someone in my neck of the woods, and have been delighted. She's awesome.

And one very infrequent poster here was a friend already. We have some very funny conversations about some of the questions/topics. :)

I'm very curious about many of the moms on this site! Interesting question!