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Fellow mothers of young ones – currently the best thing and worst thing ever! They are the best things because I had someone to talk to about my pregnancy, someone to discuss and validate any new developments and feelings during the various trimesters. I could touch base with fellow mothers and mothers-to-be about baby purchases, learn about someone’s birth story and share the joys and pains of motherhood. Fellow mothers were a new source of information when I had any questions or issues about Thea. Fellow mothers are also not easily bored when I talk about What Thea Did Next.

On the downside, fellow mothers’ favourite topic of conversation is baby stuff. What Baby Did Next, What I Did With Baby, Baby This That And The Next Thing Baby.

I went to the library baby book reading session once, which was basically an hour of someone reading a book and singing songs and the kids sang along. I didn’t know anyone so looked for a group to hang out with, using Thea as an icebreaker. The first group was talking about baby sleeping patterns. It wasn’t too interesting so I moved to the next group. They were talking about prams, so again, I moved on. This time I asked the lady if she came here often (haha!) and she said she had just moved into the northern suburbs area. I asked why she moved and she said it was for financial reasons and also space to raise a family. This was my cue to ask her about her baby, a cue I ignored and instead asked about the beach near her former suburb. She gave a vague answer and turned her back on me. She started talking baby stuff to the lady on the other side.

Fellow mothers are also so damn competitive! Underneath all the interest and companionship is a mother waiting to turn the spotlight on to their little one. Honestly, What Thea Did Next is not a challenge to be upped at every point. What Thea Did Next is 30% bragging and 70% making conversation because I am sorely lacking in social skills and the ability to wittily manipulate the English language.