tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post2497131343246202598..comments2023-05-30T00:56:27.299-07:00Comments on Badgers with Knives: A Friendless Six Month MoanMoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11388622532602605409noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-23623809033062069732011-08-09T00:43:50.569-07:002011-08-09T00:43:50.569-07:00Min: Thanks for the encouraging words. I will def...Min: Thanks for the encouraging words. I will definitely try NetMums. <br /><br />AA: I was trying my accent again with Andy this weekend. Everything sounds like I'm Irish-Canadian.<br /><br />Ana: Thanks for reading and thanks for the concern. The Liverpool riots last night were 2-3 miles away from us. Even though we were up at the time, we didn't even know it happened until we read the paper this morning. Meaning of course, we are fine and well and our wheelie bin is perfectly intact. ;-)<br /><br />BTW, I don't despise people who fawn over babies! I do despise people who claim to be supermoms and tell others that they are bad parents for doing so-in-so...but that's another thing completely.Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388622532602605409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-85237530066435969832011-08-08T18:25:12.300-07:002011-08-08T18:25:12.300-07:00I'm an occassional lurker who sprouts up when ...I'm an occassional lurker who sprouts up when I am need of reading a good blog on one of my i've-never-been-there-favorite places (liverpool!)& am one of those ridiculous ppl you probably would despise as I completely melt over adorable babies & would coo all over yours (I'm a nanny- can't help it- it's genetic)... so you were the 3rd person I thought of when I heard the riots popped up in Liverpool (I apologize for the rating- but I do follow LFC, then I thought of the homeless...pathetic, I no)... ANY HOW, the point of my writing! I just hope that you and your family are perfectly wonderful & are most importantly safe... please take care of yourselves, & I hope this situation dissolves quickly & safely. <br /><br />Praying for ya'll. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />AnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-66981057068468583912011-08-07T15:19:55.843-07:002011-08-07T15:19:55.843-07:00WELCOME TO THE BLOG - www.virgemdeguadalupe.blogsp...WELCOME TO THE BLOG - www.virgemdeguadalupe.blogspot.comLUZ VITORIOSA DE OXALĂhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354662165288661157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-70511338263102025502011-08-06T08:40:21.285-07:002011-08-06T08:40:21.285-07:00Sorry - my comment wasn't really very helpful,...Sorry - my comment wasn't really very helpful, was it? :-( No, you can't wait till the little one starts school to make friends, and changing your accent is not going to help if people think you're making fun of their accent . . . I do know what you're going through tho'! Hope the netmums group works out!Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-44605396581823490682011-08-05T08:08:33.939-07:002011-08-05T08:08:33.939-07:00Courage, Moe! Don't, whatever you do, blame yo...Courage, Moe! Don't, whatever you do, blame yourself: so much depends on the demographic combined with your circs & personality (the latter's the least + last consideration, so please don't consider yourself a pariah!).<br />I've lived in capital/regional cities at home & abroad; towns, villages and had a different reception in every one! Give 'em time.<br />Maybe try MumsNet (local meetings & they don't mind the odd swear word).<br />Good luck!Minhttp://minniebeaniste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-42439728856414908722011-08-05T00:15:47.406-07:002011-08-05T00:15:47.406-07:00Kim: I think I curse too much for this blog to be ...Kim: I think I curse too much for this blog to be any good for me in that department.Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388622532602605409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-12042276377766207932011-08-04T19:07:25.893-07:002011-08-04T19:07:25.893-07:00I'm really glad I was a student when I moved t...I'm really glad I was a student when I moved to the UK, so I was able to make friends on my course. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have had any friends the entire time I was there. <br /><br />I didn't have friends in Dublin for 6 months and I was going nuts. I told my husband that yes, I love him, but I need girlfriends! That's when I started my blog and found all my friends through there!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509737797052801965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-57529211407615972192011-08-04T12:15:47.843-07:002011-08-04T12:15:47.843-07:00BH: I actually have looked into that. All the Ame...BH: I actually have looked into that. All the Americans live in London apparently.Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388622532602605409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-75594677422818375362011-08-04T10:15:04.892-07:002011-08-04T10:15:04.892-07:00Awww. I know how much having people to hang out w...Awww. I know how much having people to hang out with and have fun with is important to you. Have you tried to find something like an Americans in England group or something? Wish I had the means to visit you as much as I wanted.<br /><br />I know it is a little different, but it has been almost three years that I have been in Wausau and I don't have any hang out on a regular basis friends yet either. Having a kid really changes your ability to find and hang out with friends. At least you have a babysitter every once in a while. <br /><br />BHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-15016004290211678212011-08-04T03:08:51.114-07:002011-08-04T03:08:51.114-07:00AA: A lot of people tell me that it will be differ...AA: A lot of people tell me that it will be different once Henry is in school. I don't think they grasp that waiting 3-5 years is much of a consolation. By the way, are you saying I should try to put on an English accent? ;-) I actually try this around Andy because it irritates him that I do it so badly. Ha!<br /><br />Anon: They are more reserved, aren't they? I guess I'll have to exercise some patience. (Grr!)Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388622532602605409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-78792245663771236962011-08-04T02:03:23.455-07:002011-08-04T02:03:23.455-07:00Well, if it's any consolation, my husband and ...Well, if it's any consolation, my husband and I are both Americans living in Britain (Midlands, over here) and I'd say it took just about a year for us to feel like we had a decent group of friends, and it was definitely a drifting experience. People have lives that are already sorted and I think many people think fitting another person in is just too much bother. Plus, I find people more reserved here than in America, so it takes a whole to go from the 'quick one after work' stage to 'let's actually hang out' stageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2525469116021662991.post-37907234776105630352011-08-03T08:40:52.631-07:002011-08-03T08:40:52.631-07:00I know exactly what you're talking about. It&#...I know exactly what you're talking about. It's not just about being in a new country (tho obviously that's a big part of it.) I'd lived in the US for many years before I got married, changed jobs and had a baby. I was now living in a new town, the town I worked in was 60 miles away and I had NO friends. It has taken me years to begin feel like I have any kind of a social life. The new mums group was OK - but a bit like being back in junior high trying to figure out which group I would fit in. (None of them it turned out - I only ever made one friend there.) Now the kids are older, it's easier to do things like volunteer for the PTO (tho I know many of the people I meet there will probably never become long-term friends.) <br /><br />When I first came to the States I made a conscious effort to change my accent, and that made a real difference back then. I'd have to do the same to change it back again if I moved back to the UK now!!Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.com