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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:Parenting
Notice:READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:CSC32::DUBOIS
Created:Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1364
Total number of notes:23848

1240.0. "Parents without Partners" by HYSTER::STANLEY () Fri Dec 06 1991 22:52

    I have questions on the organization Parents Without Partners.  Are
    there any members out there who can describe a good way to get
    involved?  I actually attended one of the dances, and then I 
    attended the orientation and became a member, but have not had 
    anything to do with it since then.  I am too (shy?) to go alone, and
    don't know anyone in the program.  I want to do stuff with my son and
    the organization, and on weekends when my son is with his father I
    would like to do some fun stuff, but as I said I am too ... chicken?
    Also, I don't drink, so until I meet and know other people, the adult
    parties don't seem like they would be much fun.  
    
    I have recently moved to Nashua, NH, so I don't know any other
    non-drinking single parents out there.  Is there such an animal?  I
    also don't know any babysitters.
    
    Anyone feel free to contact me off line if you can relate.  
    
    Sue
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1240.1GET INVOLVED WITH PWPCGVAX2::GALPINMon Dec 09 1991 14:464
         I am a member of PWP.  I'll give you info offline.  Meanwhile, are
    there are other members (Nashua chapter) out there?  It would be nice
    to know of other noters that belong to this organization.
    
1240.2No more noters?LILAC::STANLEYSat Dec 14 1991 15:033
    re:  .1 
    >are there any other noters out there?
    I guess not!!!!!!!!
1240.3noter who is PWPHURON::LINNELLMon Dec 16 1991 14:5010
    I'm a PWP, but not a member of any such organization. I feel too busy
    to attend mtgs in Nashua on school nights - I live in Wilton NH.  If
    someone is familiar with where chapters in SNH exist or parent org to
    help form chapter - please post it here. I'd also be interested in
    comments people have of mtgs they attended.  I "fear" the group is
    people desperate for a partner - I'm sure this fear is unwarranted, but
    I confess its there and has been an inhibitor for attending mtgs.
    
    Thanks.
    		Andrew
1240.4re: .3HYSTER::STANLEYMon Dec 23 1991 23:3322
I tend to agree with you which is why I haven't been to any of the
    activities.

I don't think they are meetings.  They are more along the lines of
dances and parties, and bowling and and roller skating, stuff like
that.  And it's on the weekends.  There are some special meetings which I
    don't think there is a big turnout for.
    
    I imagine the people who are single attending some of these dances are out
to have a good time, and only if they happen to be lucky, meet a partner.  
    But that is not supposed to be the intention.  It is not a singles club. 
    It's supposed to be like a family for single people's families to get 
    together with each other.  If you've been a member for a long time,
    I would think you could make some pretty good friends who aren't 
    couples.
    
    Of course, I asked the questions to begin with, and now I'm trying
    to answer yours.  (I used to live in Wilton while I was married, not
    much going on out there... ;^)  They also have people you can go
    with if you're too nervous to go yourself, they're called amigos.  I
    still haven't called anyone yet.