IM A HOMEBODY :(

mrandmrsjohnson09

Okay so I'm a homebody as you can see in the title. . . I like being at home with my family. Only thing is my family likes to be out! lol. My son (hes three and complains we dont go to "grandaddies house and ma's house" cause we go to school and work) and my fiance lol. Am I letting my life pass me by? I mean I do go to somethings, like this weekend we went to his grandfathers cook-out, and other stuff, I just don't go to clubs, and parties. And I don't hang out with some of my family. They are into things that I'm not, heavy drinking and smoking, clubbing and stuff. am I missing anything?

eagles347

I would encourage you to find some things that interest YOU...see if you can link up with some other mommies for play dates if you want to be around your kids as much as possible, join or start a book club if you like to read, commit to going to a movie or concert or festival at least once a month...it will give you an outlet, make your family happy and you won't have to deal with the activities that don't interest you. I'm certain you aren't missing anything when it comes to heavy drinking, smoking, clubbing, etc. If you are...that makes two of us.

MAGNUM06

Well mrandmrsjohnson... you really arent missing anything as far as the drinking, smoking, and clubbing scene goes...but I'm in the DMV as well and there really is a ton of stuff to do in this local area thats not any of those things... and alot of them are child friendly.  Like the PP mentioned... Figure out what interests you and do those things.. .Keep the fam involved as much as possible, but if whatever you are doing is not their cup of tea... KIM (Keep It Movin') I'm sure youve noticed that in this particular area, as well as others I'm sure... Folks travel from near and far and spend thousands of $$$$ to do stuff here.... But nah... you aint missin; nuffin.....

aricherry

Yea you are not missing anything.  However you should have some kind of interests.  Once you get out of the house, you will glad you did.

JKeyes2011

I'm the same why when it comes to clubbin' and stuff. When most of my friends want to go to the club I would rather be at home on my couch and thats what I do. You can find things that intrest you. My FI is a homebody too and so I force him to find things to do. Since we both like Harry Potter its cool because there are meetups and conventions that we get to travel too.
 
If there is something particular that intrests you or you want to hang out with moms, or a womans group, or a book club...etc...I suggest meetup.com and you can find groups in your area. Some groups meet once a week or once a month sometimes more or less that those. I was a member of one and its nice to get out and you meet people who have similar intrests. I've made best friends thru meetups.

If you like to travel and you have friends or family who want to come along. Maybe even with other moms or a a girls day. You can always go online and find interesting things in your area. Go to an exhibit or a park. Things that are cool to take kids too are always fun even for adults. You can do something every other Saturday and then sometimes venture out further like spending a whole weekend a few hours away. There are travel groups also where there is a chartered trip even to another country and you travel with a large group.

There are so many things out there that don't involve drinking, smoking, clubbin' you just have to find it.