went to the local twin mom thing... and...

I was the only one who showed up. Not even the facilitator was there. It was me and the host who wasn't even involved in the planning. Granted this is only the second meeting but the facilitator didn't show up to the first meeting either. Maybe this is why there is no twin mom group in my town!

 

I was the only one who showed up. Not even the facilitator was there. It was me and the host who wasn't even involved in the planning. Granted this is only the second meeting but the facilitator didn't show up to the first meeting either. Maybe this is why there is no twin mom group in my town!

 

that's terrible.

you better watch out, you'll be the president of the club and in charge of membership and fundraising before you know it

 

wow that's pretty sad...sorry no one showed up!
I guess you should crown yourself facilitator then lol

 

seriously I was tempted to be the facilitator but I don't know what all that would entail. Anyone have experience on that? What does YOUR twin mom group look like?

 

Ours is pretty big, and there are several in Colorado. I love that mine meets about 2 miles from my house. Last night was our annual white elephant gift exchange meeting and I think there were at least 50-60 members there.

When I first joined, I had a really hard time getting to know people because I felt dumb just walking up and joining a conversation, and not many of them came up to me. But I started going to some of the smaller group things (couples night out, moms night out) and also volunteered at the twin sale, which was a blast, that was a great way to meet more of the Moms. I also just start talking to people at meetings now and it's much easier. But I've made it a point to try to get to know some of the pg moms there because I don't want them to feel un-included like I sort of did at first.

TS member 'LisaR' is in the same MOTC club as I am and we get along great!

I'm sorry your turnout was so non-existent. That must be frustrating!! Is there another club nearby that you can look into?

 

ours is pretty big, but the monthly meetings can be anywhere from 10-40 it just depends on the topic. the most turnout is for the resale... people just come out of the wood works to be able to sell their clothes or buy other ones...

there tend to be a lot of young families, but because of our crazy chaotic lives it's hard to get to the meetings.

it's hard. i hosted a playdate at my house, but because i specified the ages i wanted you have moms that don't want to come because they have older kids. nobody showed... so i wasted my morning waiting. Also i went to the mall once to meet others for a playdate and was the only one... nobody had emailed to cnacel or anything.

have you tried a MOPS group? it's not twins, but it is mothers of preschoolers and under. I think having the commonality of kids the same age helps the moms get along, and you'd be surprised how many mothers of twins are in them.

 

Our twins club was thriving before I had the girls and this was great because through clothing exchanges, I got tons of preemie girls clothes. I loved it. It was so nice to talk to people who knew exactly what it was like with two. When the girls were around 3 months old, the president of the club became pregnant with her 4th baby and she just couldn't do it any more and nobody stepped up. I guess it's the nature of being a twin mom and being so busy, but it really is too bad. Hopefully there is a better turn out next time??

 

There is one here too, which I have never joined. They meet on a wednesday evening at 7pm, so when the twins were little it woz kinda hard to get out at that time of night. They then go out for dinner afterwards, at 9pm I think I'll be snoozing at the table.

Anytime someone see's me with twins they're like "oh do u belong to the twins club?" Maybe it would do me good now they are a little older.

Do other people enjoy them??



amanda (jorja and jessica 3)

 

Not sure what all a facilitator would need to do but I've been in charge of membership for a couple of years now for ours. I've found lots of ways to get new members so if you ever need help in that area let me know.

I do really enjoy our group. Ours has been around forever so there are all ages of women and we have a lot of lively members that make the meetings fun.

 

you could also check with your local hospital. ours has a moms group and puts information out for moms to connect with one another.

our twin group holds a 'multiples' night at the hospital every few months so that expecting moms can talk to 'experienced' moms!

our local club is cmoms.net

 

That is really too bad. I agree, if you want a group, it looks like you may have to organize it yourself!

I'm in CO too and our local group is pretty active (although it's almost entirely SAHMs, and I can't go to most of the activities b/c they're on weekdays). As Jenny said, people were a little cliquey, too. They have a "newbies" group for moms of twins under 1 year, and people are really friendly there, but my sense from going to the larger group is that most of the moms have known each other for years. Working at the sale is a good way to meet people, also as she said.

I also asked our club president to post a notice in the newsletter for other WOHMs to contact me, and several people did. We haven't managed to get any kind of a regular group going, but I've emailed several of them and met up for a walk or coffee. This was great because when I went to the sale the last time, I actually recognized several people and felt like I belonged.

I also volunteered to be a "big sister" to a new mom (which was hilarious because my girls were only 6 months old at the time and I felt like I had no clue about anything).

I don't know how much of this is helpful, since your problem is that your group doesn't seem to have these things in the first place, but at least these are some ideas of ways that other clubs get people connected.

 

I belong to one in NJ. We also meet at 7PM on Wednesdays. I love that time! MY time away from the house. There are always 40-50 moms at the meetings and they are all very nice!
Give it a try again!