My daughter and her fiance, lives in LA and is 1000 miles away from family and friends. Now pregnant, she's a mess. Help?

My daughter and her fiance, lives in LA and is 1000 miles away from family and friends. Now pregnant, she's a mess. Help She hasn't been able to make any friends and is very lonely.

Any suggestions Asked by cinsaytionl1 33 months ago Similar questions: daughter fiance lives LA 1000 miles family friends pregnant she's mess Help Family.

Similar questions: daughter fiance lives LA 1000 miles family friends pregnant she's mess Help.

Parenting Classes/groups, Lamaze classes, etc... She could make a lot of friends and meet a lot of people by getting into groups with other parents or soon-to-be parents. When I was in my 20's I moved to Florida with my 1 year old and I did not know anyone. It was hard, but I got my son into daycare and met some other young parents.It was a great help!

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Been there....... We moved from South America already adults and left all family and friends behind. At work back then people did not want to get personal with anyone trying to keep professional life separate. We bought our home and because we worked from 8Am to 6PM and weekends cleaning, shopping etc we waived and smiled.

When does one have a chance to nurture some friendships I worried about? We were not church going people, did not get involved in the town politics so we did not make friends. The kids can become an opportunity.

Eventually we decided to start a family and I stayed at home. Carriage walks and visits ti the park created the occasion to meet other moms and we formed play groups. Mommy and me program at the YMCA brings you to another group.

You do meet people through yours and their kids but these friendships are finicky lasting only as long as the kids like each other. It can get ugly. May I suggest joining a swim club or exercise place.

Take a class and above all volunteer. Many volunteers work so to keep busy and meet people. Check out your local library.

The occasional courses in how to use your digital camera can bring out people with similar interests. Community colleges and adult schools have day travels courses... a trip with a large group to a theater, wine country etc. You have to make an effort but many are out there looking for some friends, too. A couple we know posted to form a wine & cheese club with monthly meetings where every time was at some other member's house.

It go so big that they had to split in two. People were not happy until all contributed and the whole group meets once a month at a Knights of Columbus place. We (mostly me, because hubby is kind of reserved) eventually found friends at work and because our lives were similar and we liked each other they became like family.

It is unfortunate that some people make friends easier then others. If your daughter and her fiancee are both introverts they have to make that extra effort. Eventually it will happen.

They have to place themselves near people that have the same interests. My children (both adults) are very social and were since very young. I credit that they wanted to participate in everything and for some reason kept all their friendships intact.

Of course still living in the same area makes the difference. If they want to go to a club in the city all their friends (from kindergarden to graduate school) get a email reporting where they are going to be and what time. Some of their friends moved to Europe... daughter hops on a plane and goes visiting............. they hop on a plane a come back to visit, too.

Striong support to everybody from everybody. Interesting to see. We old foggies have just a handful of friends and all the relatives are still in South America. If your daughter asks the doctor to refer her to a parenting course etc maybe she will find others to discuss the upcoming event.

Good luck to them.

1 She should try to find a pre-natal group where she can make friends with women who are also expecting. That's what my wife and I did when we lived in London, miles from her family and mine.

She should try to find a pre-natal group where she can make friends with women who are also expecting. That's what my wife and I did when we lived in London, miles from her family and mine.

That's a start. It's difficult to meet people and make friends everywhere in America, its not the location its the fact we're so mobile now. LA county doesn't press people to be part of a church or get dumped and that's a real social issue in the Bible Belt so maybe she's lucky in some ways.

There's so much to do in LA County its almost ridiculous. As teuchy noted, a prenatal group is a good start. And maybe Le leche league, they are a very very supportive group.

That's a start. It's difficult to meet people and make friends everywhere in America, its not the location its the fact we're so mobile now. LA county doesn't press people to be part of a church or get dumped and that's a real social issue in the Bible Belt so maybe she's lucky in some ways.

3 She can also sign up for a Lamaze class and see if any of the other members are people she can make friends with. She can also volunteer somewhere and make a point of being friendly with the other volunteers or the staff - that is a good way to make friends. And if some of the volunteers are much older they might enjoy becoming a pseudo-grandparent, offering help as a friend in return for the joy of watching a baby grow.

She can also sign up for a Lamaze class and see if any of the other members are people she can make friends with. She can also volunteer somewhere and make a point of being friendly with the other volunteers or the staff - that is a good way to make friends. And if some of the volunteers are much older they might enjoy becoming a pseudo-grandparent, offering help as a friend in return for the joy of watching a baby grow.

" "ricks family traveled 636 miles to visit friends they stopped 12 times how many miles did they travel between each rest" "When steroid Matt and his mom and daughter are no longer on the program. Myself and my friends and family will watch. " "My fiance wants to tell his family that we are engaged, but I want to break it off.

" "Do you consider your family to be your friends and your friends to be your family?" "My 9 yr old daughter didn't get an invite to a VERY good friends party. We're close to the family. What should I say?" "family always come before friends but if your friend was there for you before your family should you put them first" "if I wanted a cellular phone family plan, could I include my mother - even though she lives 200 miles away?

" "my fiance's guess list, friends family is 3 times the size of mine is it fair to my side to let her invite everyone?

Ricks family traveled 636 miles to visit friends they stopped 12 times how many miles did they travel between each rest.

When steroid Matt and his mom and daughter are no longer on the program. Myself and my friends and family will watch.

My fiance wants to tell his family that we are engaged, but I want to break it off.

My 9 yr old daughter didn't get an invite to a VERY good friends party. We're close to the family. What should I say?

Family always come before friends but if your friend was there for you before your family should you put them first.

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