I've failed to be recruited by a mom group.

I came across a mom at a park probably three weeks ago or so. We got along really well. After a couple play dates she asked me if I wanted to meet her other mom friends- I mean sure! Why not! So I did.So I joined this group of 3 moms. We had a total of 8 kids who all got along really really well. The first time I met them, we went to this gorgeous park, they had packed a picnic, it was really nice. The second time we met it was a girl's house and we also had a great time. The third time we met... well I said I couldn't go, because it was really far for me and I mean... we had met already twice in 4 days.That's when one of the moms reached out to me and asked me what my "mom friends goal" was and how I was going to get there. I was pretty perplexed at that question, what does it even mean? So I asked her what did she mean and she said that to put it simple, they had criteria for their mom friends and that they just wanted to make sure I was on the same page.Ok.So apparently one of their criteria is meeting at least three times a week for play dates and chit-chats. They say it apparently makes their friendship strong and that it makes the kids bound more. They've explained that basically it's what "separates us from just being play ground moms." I replied that it was nearly impossible for me to meet them three times a week and that it was very unrealistic for me.Well, one of them actually got mad at me and asked me "why I had joined their group if I wasn't willing to commit." After trying to explain that I AM always looking for new moms/ parents for play dates I am NOT looking for a serious commitment from those moms/parents. That's pretty much the last times I heard of them.My husband just got back to town (he was away for a week while all this went down) and he laughed thinking I was kidding, but nope. Apparently mom groups are a thing now, and it's a very serious commitment. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2uq1rOM