If you hung out with some new mom friends a couple of times, but they don’t make plans to actually hangout with you all summer, are they even worth the effort of trying to have a friendship & play dates?

I make a point early on when talking with someone to ask their communication preferences. And initiate a get together soon. This does two things: clarifies the expectations of communication and their availability. Like a mom I talked with the entire time we were both at the library told me she only has one family car so she can only get together when her husband can drive. That clarifies travel restrictions. With other moms I clarify best way to communicate if they are okay with cold calls if I got a good moment while kids are busy or prefer texting.

This helps so much! All too often it’s easy to save someone’s number or social media and soon they get lost im my contacts. If I have a little more communication then I more readily remember them and knowing their expectations I can find more ways to bring them into my life. ❤️

I often have the intentions, but the I forget due to other things that come up in my life. I also am content being at home most of the time, so I struggle to initiate things like playdates. I'm trying to be better, but it's a process. Have you acted on your wonder by asking these people this question to see where they're coming from?