"mommy cards" - anyone else have one? (babysitters, baby, parent)
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I'm thinking of having some printed up.... I meet a lot of moms at the tot lot and in various activites. But sometimes, we're both juggling/loading up and strapping in kids and I feel kinda awkward "foisting" my cell number on someone, or asking for theirs.
It's the kind of thing I might have mocked in the past, LOL - mainly because I dislike defining myself soley as BabyGirl's mom, I guess.
I think it's a cute idea. It seems like most of the time, when you meet a new parent it always feels so hectic to exchange information... either trying to find something to write your contact info on or punching in each others' phone numbers in your phones while juggling children and anything else you may be toting around. It sounds pretty efficient to me!!
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Did you hand out "single and available" cards to guys you just met at the supermarket? JK - I know you didn't do that. But the Mommy Cards have a similar yucky feel to them. Although I can understand why they could be handy, if I was handed one of those cards by another mom it would make me feel kind of - does she give these things to everybody?.
I think a more personal approach - like a name exchange and a quickly jotted down phone number while the kids are playing on the playground would be better.
I get the "ick" factor, but if you think about it, there is NOTHING wrong with a grown woman having "business" cards with her name and contact info on it. Just because it doesn't have a corporate logo on it doesn't make it any less useful.
In fact, they could be VERY handy with babysitters and teachers. Your info is always handy.
Just get some cards printed up in a style you like. No need to "mommy it up" or make it look juvenile, and whether you want to put just your name and contact info on it or continue with a small line that reads, "Mom to Huey, Dewey and Louie" is up to you.
There are a million websites that do it; I also have had great experience with Vistaprint.
I get the "ick" factor, but if you think about it, there is NOTHING wrong with a grown woman having "business" cards with her name and contact info on it. Just because it doesn't have a corporate logo on it doesn't make it any less useful.
In fact, they could be VERY handy with babysitters and teachers. Your info is always handy.
Just get some cards printed up in a style you like. No need to "mommy it up" or make it look juvenile, and whether you want to put just your name and contact info on it or continue with a small line that reads, "Mom to Huey, Dewey and Louie" is up to you.
There are a million websites that do it; I also have had great experience with Vistaprint.
O.k. - that would work. As long as there is no "Mommy - professional playdater" anywhere on the card!
Did you hand out "single and available" cards to guys you just met at the supermarket? JK - I know you didn't do that.
But the Mommy Cards have a similar yucky feel to them. Although I can understand why they could be handy, if I was handed one of those cards by another mom it would make me feel kind of - does she give these things to everybody?.
I think a more personal approach - like a name exchange and a quickly jotted down phone number while the kids are playing on the playground would be better.
I know it seems kinda weird but here's what seems to happen - I take my daughter to her classes/activites. At her age - they are parent participtaion - so all moms arrive at the same time. The afterwards, we're all scrambing to get shoes and coats back on, I'm getting my daughter her snack while trying to keep her corralled in the parking lot or into her stroller or car seat and the other mom is doing the same.
It feels kinda weird to me too but I've kinda came to the conclusion that I have to be a little more forward or outgoing that I'm normally... I'm an older mom and well, all my friends are working and non moms. I've recently -last couple weeks - made some new mom friends. But it was only because I finally bit the bullet at the playgorund and was like, hey - our kids seem to play together great , lets get them together - let me give you my number.
If someone wants to be a "professional mommy" then good for them. I'm tired of this contempt for motherhood. That's why kids are growing up crazy and shallow, and women are spending their lives miserable. It's hard to enjoy the beauty of children and being a mother when everything around you is telling you that you are an idiot with no potential should you choose to be all about your family for a period in your life.
Get your calling cards, and put whatever you want on them. If someone wants to laugh, good. They probably needed a chuckle with their miserable self.
I get the "ick" factor, but if you think about it, there is NOTHING wrong with a grown woman having "business" cards with her name and contact info on it. Just because it doesn't have a corporate logo on it doesn't make it any less useful.
In fact, they could be VERY handy with babysitters and teachers. Your info is always handy.
Just get some cards printed up in a style you like. No need to "mommy it up" or make it look juvenile, and whether you want to put just your name and contact info on it or continue with a small line that reads, "Mom to Huey, Dewey and Louie" is up to you.
There are a million websites that do it; I also have had great experience with Vistaprint.
Yes, that's what I had in mind - my numbers and email address with a small "BabyGirls' mom tag. No cutsie designs or pictures of my kid.
I know it seems kinda weird but here's what seems to happen - I take my daughter to her classes/activites. At her age - they are parent participtaion - so all moms arrive at the same time. The afterwards, we're all scrambing to get shoes and coats back on, I'm getting my daughter her snack while trying to keep her corralled in the parking lot or into her stroller or car seat and the other mom is doing the same.
It feels kinda weird to me too but I've kinda came to the conclusion that I have to be a little more forward or outgoing that I'm normally... I'm an older mom and well, all my friends are working and non moms. I've recently -last couple weeks - made some new mom friends. But it was only because I finally bit the bullet at the playgorund and was like, hey - our kids seem to play together great , lets get them together - let me give you my number.
Those classes can be a great way to meet other moms. You get a chance to see how the moms interact with their own children and you get to see which kids your child naturally gravitates to. If you see a friendship in the making I would definitely hand the mom a personal contact card and suggest getting together for a playdate. Nothing wrong with that.
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- does she give these things to everybody?.
