tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34753835.post1573404872507000019..comments2023-10-02T06:36:54.879-04:00Comments on The Hardest Quest: Microblog Mondays: Alone, or Lonely?Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726325164456309750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34753835.post-78209957291287832872016-02-02T13:50:00.178-05:002016-02-02T13:50:00.178-05:00I wish I had some answers for you... you have some...I wish I had some answers for you... you have some good advice above. I think a conscious effort to schedule playdates & other organized activities is a good idea. It will probably get easier once she is in school full time and has more contact with more kids. (((hugs))) loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34753835.post-51883687363888977352016-02-02T12:41:39.885-05:002016-02-02T12:41:39.885-05:00I wish I could tell you that it gets easier, but t...I wish I could tell you that it gets easier, but the friend worries (at least over here) have continued towards middle school. On one hand, it feels like kids connect less and play less than they did when we were little. It feels like things are organized around activities more than just the wander-around-the-neighbourhood free play. I think playdates help a lot. Trying to organize something at the school during recess or lunch time. Hosting a parent-child (or kids only) book club.<br /><br />I wish it were easier. I, too, was a kid who was alone a lot but also liked being alone. But yeah, when you decide that you feel lonely and want to be with people, it can be hard when that system isn't in place. And it takes a lot of work to keep up that system.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34753835.post-44477464966455474752016-02-02T11:43:51.137-05:002016-02-02T11:43:51.137-05:00Oh how I can relate. I was teased as a kid as wel...Oh how I can relate. I was teased as a kid as well. I had friends, but none I was really close with when I was her age, and not very many. And I was shy, painfully shy which didn't help in the making friends department. I found, for me, it wasn't until I was in high school that I made some good friends, and then university. <br /><br />Other than Sparks, what about some sort of group/sport? Is she a sporty kid? Would she enjoy soccer do you think? Or maybe karate or something else like that?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154636161249104743noreply@blogger.com