Il Tonino and I attend a Music Together class -- we did it all last year (fall, winter, and spring) and are in it again this fall. We had the same teacher and the same class last year, but this year is totally different, with a different teacher, different mom/kid pairs, and even a different classroom.
The first day of this new class for this semester I met a mom who has twins -- a boy and a girl. We hit it off talking while our kids played on the playground after the class. She is extremely friendly and immediately invited us over for a playdate. Uhh, okay! I am usually a bit more reserved and like to develop my relationships slowly. So I told her we'd exchange emails at the next class.
Well things have just been really busy and either she hasn't been to class, or we haven't. Today we had class together again today and she was totally enthusiastic about seeing me and Il Tonino. She's the type who will totally tickle and hug your child, even when your child really doesn't know who this person is. Is a little much for both of us, but she is still nice.
Anyway, I am trying to figure out if she just has a really, really OVER-enthusiastic personality, as evidenced by her saying and waving "good-bye!" to us at least 10 times between leaving the classroom and us driving past her as she was still buckling her children into the car, OR if she is some kind of weird stalker-leach mom and I'd totally be falling into a trap by befriending her and going over to her house.
Really, I think it is the first guess, but it is just bordering on my comfort zone. I do like her, and we have a lot in common, but the over-eagerness is just making the hairs on the back of my neck stand up a little bit. So I'm proceeding cautiously...
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One person's stalker is another person's desperate friend trying like mad to fit into a new world, like the mommy sisterhood.
I feel maybe bad for her, even though I really understand where you are coming from. And tickling a kid who hasn't invited physical contact? That's an alarm bell for me too...
I have a "friend" like this (nobody you know - a pre-MDC friend) who gave off those vibes, and SHE turned out to be well, CRAZY. And she moved near us. Un-comfortable!
But I KNOW I've been the weird, too friendly person occasionally...
In fact, I post comments too often on a certain friend's blog because I like reading it so much....
she's probably just lonely. but yeah... listen to your alarms and proceed slowly!
psst....I just tagged you. ;)
I seriously considered moving my family into the witness protection program to escape an overzealous friend a couple of years ago, so I vote for "proceed with caution." Making new friends as an adult is awesome, especially when they have kids the same age as your kid, so don't miss the opportunity, but like I said, proceed with caution!
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