Seeking Moms" Group in the Oviedo/UCF Area

R. -- you are perfectly NORMAL! Mommys are a lonely bunch! Congrats to you for getting yourself out there!!!! I'm in a club that's just had a BIG turnover due to ages of kids. There are about 6 new members and 7-10 pretty active members. The MOMS Club has chapters all over the place. (They do encourage moms to stay in their "zip codes" because driving far to playdates gets to be tiresome after awhile, and it is great if the kids could go to school together, eventually.)
But there are reasons for not staying in your zip code, and I've joined groups outside my area. Once you start looking on the web, you are going to find, there are private mommy clubs and public mommy clubs. We are a non-profit public club -- so you have a better chance of not having a "clique" type group. ((I'm not saying you aren't going to want to invite one or two moms who you "click" with over for a special playdate.....but you won't end up excluding other moms because you are going to meet a lot of moms you really enjoy hanging out with!)) Another great aspect of the MOMS club is that once you are a member, you are provided with a calendar. Then, you pick and choose which activities you want to participate in. No pressure or feeling that you "have" to attend on a certain date. We are a very democratic group -- another big plus as oppose to groups formed by a few strong mommy personalities. I hope you check us out -- or the MOMS Club in your area!

moms club international has a national website and
our email address & website is just up and running last week!

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www.geocities.com/oviedomomsclub

hope this helps!
tara
p.s. There is a lot more I could say because I've stayed home for 6 years and moved to 3 different states during that time with 3 young children.......the MOMS club has been my life line during all that time........they have a service project, so we help the community, they have mom's night out, they have sub-groups -- exercise club, book club, recipe club.........and
pretty much whatever group you want to start............and if you don't want to be THAT involved but just want to come out once or twice a week for a playdate -- that's great too!

R.- no, you're NOT the only mom who feels this way!! Staying home is isolating and lonely after being in a busy, social workplace. As much as we love our kids, it's hard. You might be looking to set up your own little playgroup, but another option is to join a moms group. The one I belong to is the MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) Club of Orlando North. The MOMS Club is an international group with chapters all over the place- our chapter covers the College Park/Winter Park/Maitland area. You're welcome to join our chapter, but I understand if you'd like to find one that's closer to you. (Gas prices are crazy!) You can check their website to see if there's a chapter near you at momsclub.org. There's also a group called East Orlando Moms that might be good for you: eastorlandomoms.com. And there's a site to help you find meet-ups with other stay-at-home moms in your area: http://sahm.meetup.com/2112/?gj=sj5. The great thing about the moms group that I'm in is that the women can have companionship, the kids can have playmates, and the events are usually free or relatively cheap. If you'd prefer to start your own playgroup, maybe other moms in your area will respond to this post. I live in College Park- too bad, because my boys are 22 months and 3 months, and my older son is also very happy and hyper! Good luck!

what is your availability? I have a 2 1/2 year old who goes to pre school tue/thur, so we could meet sun or monday?

I also have an almost 3 year old boy, and worked until he was born. I felt the same way as you do, so I joined MOMS Club. It's a stay home mom support group. It saved me and I met lots of other "mom friends".

I belong to the chapter in Lake Mary as I lived there until last year, but there are chapters out this way also ( I live in Geneva ). Check out momsclub.org. They will direct you to the nearest chapter to you.

Good luck!
G.

R.:
I am the mommy to 3 preschoolers ages 2, 4, & 5.
I'm a co-coordinator with a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in the Avalon Park area in East Orlando. We meet 2ce a month for playdates and 1ce a month for our meetings.
Our meetings are held at Eastpoint Fellowship Church on Old Cheney off of Avalon Park Blvd. We follow the school calendar for those. There's free childcare while the mommies listen to speakers, do crafts, chat and eat breakfast. There are about 20 of us ladies. This will be my 4th year.
We are getting together this Thursday at Capehart Park at 10 a.m. They have a splash pad & we like it better than at Downey in the summer because it's strictly for preschoolers. If you'd like to join us, we'd love to meet you and your girls.
Call me! ###-###-####
B.

R.,

I'm also in the Oviedo area. I'm a WAHM of 4, ages 14, 3, 22 months and 7 months. I'd love to get together with you and get the kids together. Feel free to contact me any time!

H. Ramsey
www.theflutterbyshoppe.com