How can I find friends for my mom?

So, I'm 15 and my mom is in her mid forties and is a single parent to me and my sister. Her life revovels around me and my sister as well. Supporting us with our hobbies, dreams, and goals. Of course, this isn't a bad thing, but I find that she has no life of her own. I worry that she'll be alone and by herself when we go off to college and start our own life. My mom really doesn't have a friend base. She finds it hard to relate to other women because of being single, and having our dad skip the country to avoid paying child support. There are a few people from our church that she says shes friends with, but shes never been to their house and vice versa. I want her to have a great group of girlfriends and be able to go out every now and then to dinner, or just have someone to talk to one the phone. I'm not saying she has to go out partying every night. But, how do I find her some women to be friends with? Thanks in advance.

How can I find friends for my mom?
Yep...but what does your mum want?!?





I'm 15 too and my mum's 42...and my mum would probably wallop me into the middle of the next week if I tried interfering in her life in the way you want to interfere in your mum's life (even if your reasons for wanting to do it come from your love and concern for her!).





Does your mum ever actually say she's unhappy with her current social life? Does she ever actually say she wishes she had more friends? Or had a more active social life?





Or is she happy and content with her life just the way she's got it (even though you probably wouldn't be if that was *your* life)?





Seriously, I reckon you interfering unasked in your mum's social life is you playing with fire. Maybe you should, at least, ask her what she wants before you launch yourself into a one person mission to get her more friends/a more active social life etc. After all, she could find things to do/places to go for herself if that is what she really wanted; all she has to do would be to look in the "what's on" pages of your local paper or on the notice board of your local library or in the window of your local store.





At least ask her if she would like to have these things rather than you just assuming that is what she needs/must want deepdown!
Reply:Your mom sounds like a very dedicated person. She will find friends when she is ready to. You are a very good daughter for even putting this information out there. You are very sweet. There a number of websites she can go to to find new friends...Craigslist.org, Myspace.com etc...I hope my kids are as thoughtful as you have been when they are yoru age...

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