tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post113976711930108615..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: The ClubDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1141369359514441682006-03-03T02:02:00.000-05:002006-03-03T02:02:00.000-05:00My experiance with mommy groups and playdates have...My experiance with mommy groups and playdates have been a disaster so far. At first everyone was super nice and tried to act like they were so mature they were close to death and then after a few dates they started visciously gossiping about whatever mommy wasnt there. I started to fear the dates I didnt attend because I just knew I would be the main topic of conversation. If only it was as easy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1140058124061416802006-02-15T21:48:00.000-05:002006-02-15T21:48:00.000-05:00I'm starting to be glad I never went on a playdate...I'm starting to be glad I never went on a playdate. It was funny when I went to the 'new moms' meetings. I didn't fit in. I had the opposite thought you had--like it would be a cinch. It's new moms! I'm a new mom, so can't I talk to you? I was the new moms wallflower. It was sad. The good thing (in a certain sense) was that my husband was unemployed so I wasn't lonely as a new mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1140022114194118482006-02-15T11:48:00.000-05:002006-02-15T11:48:00.000-05:00I must say, the whole experience sounded a bit sur...I must say, the whole experience sounded a bit surreal to me, what with the circle-dancing and the German, but perhaps it will seem less so when I have children. I always thought (well, hoped) "playdate" meant you shut the children in a room with some unbreakable toys and drank alcoholic beverages with the other mother. <BR/>By the way, I am new to your blog, and it is lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1140020695242416072006-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:002006-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:00If your child found our lube and condoms ( and c'm...If your child found our lube and condoms ( and c'mon, a leather whip MUST be close by) I would break out the tequila. <BR/><BR/>At that point, we're practically family.<BR/><BR/>You can come and hang out with the Bizarro BlogHer Moms.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139962659762017962006-02-14T19:17:00.000-05:002006-02-14T19:17:00.000-05:00For some reason, trying to be friendly with people...For some reason, trying to be friendly with people with uber-clean houses makes me nervous, like they'll be judging me if they come over. So I made friends with moms whose houses are in even more disarray than mine. We lived in a house of constant remodel, but I made friends with women whose floors were also torn up for two years AND who were doing eBay bulk shipping on the side, so I never Marynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13287349513768164300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139955748174040162006-02-14T17:22:00.000-05:002006-02-14T17:22:00.000-05:00so when's the reciprocating invite at your house? ...so when's the reciprocating invite at your house? don't forget about that! but they have now set the playdate precedent. dilemmas. dilemmas. thank goodness i have 3 boys of my own and no one ever invites us over for playdates. however, just wait till little league baseball and all that starts. that is a whole new realm of playdates, and, yes, there are rules there, too. but no wine.suzy homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528607794633850341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139952875965231852006-02-14T16:34:00.000-05:002006-02-14T16:34:00.000-05:00Honestly, we don't do such a good job of watching ...Honestly, we don't do such a good job of watching the kids, but I only had to acknowledge that to my husband recently when my daughter's room was thrashed, thrashed as if we had hosted a kegger. The kids are normally in view or moms will take turns looking in on them to make sure nothing bad is happening (the room thrashing was an anomaly). The moms sit, talk and snack. Every few months the moms Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139889863763133332006-02-13T23:04:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:04:00.000-05:00Denise: Oh yes he did. And I didn't see where exac...Denise: Oh yes he did. And I didn't see where exactly he got it from; it's quite possible it was tucked in a drawer -- he's pretty quick at getting in those.<BR/><BR/>TS: Keith Richards! That explains his British accent, too.<BR/><BR/>beck: one problem is that I get SOOOO bored at the park. And no wine there, either.<BR/><BR/>feral: maybe that explains all the scheisse comments too ... I thought DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139877780860685072006-02-13T19:43:00.000-05:002006-02-13T19:43:00.000-05:00Har! Anyone who makes me feel like there's a club...Har! Anyone who makes me feel like there's a club I might be excluded from... well, I don't want to join them.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, I also don't want to join any club that'd have me as a member (yeah, I'm lifting that from Groucho, but it's SUCH a good line...)<BR/><BR/>The key, I guess, is to find folks who don't make it feel club-ish, but around whom you can be yourselves. It took a couple ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139871007003415582006-02-13T17:50:00.000-05:002006-02-13T17:50:00.000-05:00I'm with Deborah - no wine at a playdate? Man, I d...I'm with Deborah - no wine at a playdate? Man, I don't ever want to go to one of those, then.<BR/>You brave, brave woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139867159936994452006-02-13T16:45:00.000-05:002006-02-13T16:45:00.000-05:00I've been on many playdates, but never a family on...I've been on many playdates, but never a family one. I think you survived the hazing. <BR/><BR/>At our playgroup a few weeks ago, the kids discovered a very large and very used tube of KY right out in the open in a very small house. Don't people hide this stuff?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139850087316755302006-02-13T12:01:00.000-05:002006-02-13T12:01:00.000-05:00You and TH went to the playdate? My husband runs a...You <I>and</I> TH went to the playdate? My husband runs and hides under the deck if he's asked to come with us to the grocery store!<BR/><BR/>All of your commenters are smart. I would follow their advice (parks, things in-common, screw 'em, Dalai Lama, etc.).Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139819274132737942006-02-13T03:27:00.000-05:002006-02-13T03:27:00.000-05:00oh forget the club....if I knew you more intimatel...oh forget the club....if I knew you more intimately, I would say screw the club!<BR/>I am mommy to five now and I am still waiting for the invite to the club....check that...after dealing with mommies in the club with my firt two, I will maintain screw the club.<BR/>Let's start our own club!<BR/>LOL<BR/>Great blog. <BR/>Can you come work in my unit? You're the kind of doc I would love working Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868536354957624922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139805250681210942006-02-12T23:34:00.000-05:002006-02-12T23:34:00.000-05:00This sounds much more intense than our playdates w...This sounds much more intense than our playdates which are surprisingly easy and get you off the hook of entertaining your child(ren) endlessly. Never any wine provided, but, hey, it's the middle of Tuesday afternoon. Generally speaking, every playdate has been with a mother with whom I've something in common (other than our children's ages). Perhaps, this makes it easier?<BR/><BR/>Lunch for mumsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139782994250284382006-02-12T17:23:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:23:00.000-05:00There's most definitely hazing, that I can assure ...There's most definitely hazing, that I can assure you. In the form of throwing over-the-top birthday parties, and baking all-too-fancy cupcakes. Good luck with it, my best friends are from that very Club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139782635154057762006-02-12T17:17:00.000-05:002006-02-12T17:17:00.000-05:00Now wait just a minute here...THERE'S NO WINE AT A...Now wait just a minute here...THERE'S NO WINE AT A PLAY DATE?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139773290659369962006-02-12T14:41:00.001-05:002006-02-12T14:41:00.001-05:00Maybe it was a Very Special Playdate and HB was ME...Maybe it was a Very Special Playdate and HB was MEANT to find the lube...as the lights dimmed, the wack-a wack-a bass kicked in, and the German dude sprecht "Das is Ein LeibePlaydate, Herr Doktor Mutter!"Feral Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456760046606299779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139773280747715682006-02-12T14:41:00.000-05:002006-02-12T14:41:00.000-05:00I'm reminded of the TV show "Scrubs," in which Ell...I'm reminded of the TV show "Scrubs," in which Elliot blurts out German words from time to time. I think you shoulda done that. ;^) <BR/><BR/>On playdates: When I first moved here, I met a couple of moms on www.matchingmoms.org. Of course, their homes were totally organized and had rooms designated for play, whereas my place was all play, all the time (i.e., a wreck). We had a fun moment when IB.E.C.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17692965288646024168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139771312505883122006-02-12T14:08:00.000-05:002006-02-12T14:08:00.000-05:00Condoms? Cranking up the stereo? Destroying stuf...Condoms? Cranking up the stereo? Destroying stuff?<BR/><BR/>HB is the reincarnation of Keith Richards!<BR/><BR/>What's that you say... "But Keith's not dead"? Of course he is! Just LOOK at him!<BR/><BR/>The current Dalai Lama was identified as a small boy, which leads me to believe that the Stones's road crew will be showing up on your doorstep any day now bearing gifts of frankincense and thumbscre.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626759468694284273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1139770307265611252006-02-12T13:51:00.000-05:002006-02-12T13:51:00.000-05:00He didn't really find their lube and condoms. Did...He didn't really find their lube and condoms. Did he? Since they have a small child of their own don't they know to hide that stuff? Not because it would corrupt their little one, but because the lube would make a huge mess?<BR/><BR/>It sounds very formal for a playdate. I belong to a playgroup, which sounds a bit more relaxed as there's too much commotion to make small talk. I'm always Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com