In 2000 a neighbor and I tried to start a "Mommy Time" group. We would go out once a month with NO kids, no husbands and the only rule was the entire night had to cost us under $10. We made it twice before I was relocated to a new city.In 2002 I tried a 'Moms group' in our neighborhood that met for coffee. Only nobody got to drink coffee. While my youngest was in kindergarten, they all still had babies and toddlers; the entire time was spent watching the other Moms herding cats. Only 1 other Mom besides me even got to sip her coffee. The rest were dealing with screaming toddlers, fussy babies, playing with toys on the floor in another room, changing diapers and refereeing 2 year olds. Even when the kids could play together without parental involvement, they were a bunch of 'helicopter' Moms and would not leave the children to play. It was strange to see these women vying for 'best Mommy of the year' by not wanting to leave their child's side and seeing who could out-do each other. I sat at the kitchen table mostly by myself and watched the insanity unfold around me for 2 hours. Not once did any of these Moms really interact with each other.
In 2003 I found a coffee group of Moms with kids in school. We actually met for coffee and sweets and talked and had a great time. I made it to 2 meet-ups before we were transferred and moved away.
In 2004 I tried to start a Moms Coffee morning coffee group in our new city. There were only 2 women who could come. The rest all had little ones to tend to and couldn't get away for coffee and "Me Time". I understood. But I still wanted to chat with someone over morning coffee.
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I would sit and sip my freshly brewed morning coffee while reading blogs, commenting on blog-friends posts and keeping up with a great group of people. It was a personal blog full of stories about day-to-day life, kids, pets, relocating to a new city, comments on the news and media, and simple everyday posts or stories. Since then I've made many internet friends that turned into 'real life' friends. An unexpected plus!
The name of the blog? I was (and am) prone to 'ramble' a bit when telling stories (and that's even without caffeine in me); hence I offer the explanation; "Ahh, don't mind me. It's just the coffee talking!"
