Kindergartener has his first playdate tomorrow.. And I'm nervous!

[MyFavSurprise]

My son started kindergarten this year and we found out a girl in his class lives in the same apartment complex as we do. I am really happy that they are hitting it off but I am super shy! I am nervous about what to say to her mom or anything, I wish my husband was home tomorrow, he's very outgoing and the only reason we know she lives near us.

I have anticipated playdates for a while but sadly avoided them because of my silly fears. The closest thing we did was invite a friend of his from preschool to his birthday party and his parents were there too.. I just get so nervous, I dont know why... anybody else overcome this fear or have any advice?

Thanks!

 

[Babybear85]

Just be u let ths kids play. I get nervous aswell although i do tend to already know people first but yeah just be yourself maybe take around some biscuits or something and a little snack to put out later for the kids good luck

 

[jessmke]

Is there any way you could invite another kid and parent along for the play date? It might feel less awkward if there is a third adult there so you don't feel like you have to be always participating in conversation. If all else fails, just talk about the kids, how they sleep, what they eat, what their poop is like, etc.

 

[Mannie89]

Is there any way you could invite another kid and parent along for the play date? It might feel less awkward if there is a third adult there so you don't feel like you have to be always participating in conversation. If all else fails, just talk about the kids, how they sleep, what they eat, what their poop is like, etc.

And that's how you can tell you're a mom!! That's too funny and very accurate. Lmao.

 

[loves2readYA]

I'm so sorry I didn't see this sooner! How did it go? Hopefully the kids had lots of fun, and hopefully you enjoyed it as well.

I remember this same experience. We live in a small country town, and I honestly didn't realize there were many kids in our area until our oldest started kindergarten. So we had his first play date, and the mom was really sweet and we just got to know each other as the kids played. True story: our sons are now 19 and they still hang out. And the two of us moms expanded to a group of about 6. Even though our kids are older, we moms still get together from time to time. New relationships are often a bit scary, but it's helpful to know that the other mom probably felt the same way.

Good luck on your new adventure!

 

[MyFavSurprise]

Thank you all! It actually went very well and she was much more relaxed as a mom than I imagined.. im always afraid im going to get stuck with someone who is uptight and takes what I say the wrong way! Though that almost never happens, I can't help but be nervous. We ended up going to the park by their school and had a lot more to talk about than I thought. Her daughter has been sick the last week so we haven't seen them since but.. so far so good!

Thank you all for the replies, and yes, poop is always a mom topic i always say that one thing I never knew about becoming a mom was that I was also becoming a poop specialist. Nobody tells you that!

 

[Bevziibubble]

Aww glad it went well I always get anxious too!

 

[rsimmons]

It happens. But don't worry much.