First, have to mention, today is my inaugural visit, but I’ll be sure to come back. This is my favorite mommy blog yet! And I’ve been lurking around a couple since our son’s birth in February. Congratulations! (ha ha!)

But just wanted to post on this particular subject. What is up with the mommy clique? I totally agree with you and Donna. Hated them in HS, in college, at work (yes, we have them there too!), but now I’m experiencing them in our local neighborhood association. There are the stay-at-home mom cliques, the PT-work cliques, the I-have-a-Bugaboo-and-you-don’t clique. Bleah! So far my favorite fellow mom is a woman I met in the nursing room at Nordstrom…we both thought it so funny that we finally had a reason to shop there (clean nursing rooms!) that we immediately hit it off. Maybe that’s the secret. When you’re part of a clique, you already have at least one trait in common…whatever drew you to that group.

Again, love the site! Guess I can look forward to virtual cliques now!

I just have to comment about the mom cliques. I hated cliques in high school and hate them even more now. My husband and I waited and waited to become parents. I too could not wait to be part of the mom club. Our journey led us to China twice and we have two beautiful daughters today. I did not notice the cliques until my older daughter started 4k last year. I love the school for it’s academic reputation and she will be at this school through eighth grade, so what I discovered last year was troubling. I am glad to say I finally have a few mom friends from the school that have noticed the cliques and choose, like me, to be as friendly and welcoming as possible to the new families that have children starting in 4k. We did NOT have that welcoming spirit last year and it kind of floored me. We are all busy moms and I think we should all be supporting one another.