Not a Groupie

Recently, my friends have been joining "mommy groups." Groups where moms and their kids get together for weekly outings and activities.  (How is that different than the activities I already do with my son or friends?  I don't know...but I'm guessing that it just is.)  I don't belong to a mommy group.  Maybe I needed to.  I want to fit in, too.  I, too, want to swap recipes, host Tupperware parties and join multi-tiered marketing schemes.  I began to feel left out, something had to be done.

So, I did what any good mother would do, and researched the best of mommy groups out there (on the Internet, of course). 

And there it was: www.meetup.com.

Meetup.com is a group heaven.  There are hundreds of groups to choose from anywhere in the country, and not just for mommies.  I was overwhelmed.  How do you choose the perfect one? Then, I found one in my area.  "Star Trek and Space Exploration Group"...but thought that maybe I was getting off topic a little bit.  (How fun would it be to explore space?  Do they teleport themselves?)  So, I continued my search and found one that seemed to fit a little better.  I signed up for "San Fernando Valley Moms."  (Because I just knew that we already were going to have a lot in common.  We were from the same geographic location, how could we not?)

I couldn't wait to join.  I began imagining hosting my very own Tupperware party, buying scrapbooking supplies and earning my Gold Star sales executive pin in my new pyramid scheme group.  I couldn't wait...but I had to.  

I filled out the questionnaire and clicked "join."  A message appeared instantly: "awaiting reply from leader."  So, I waited and waited and waited.  No reply.  

I double checked that my "application" was complete.  Yup.  Three pages all about me, my hobbies, my likes, my dislikes, my background, my opinions, my ideas, my life story and what I ate this morning for breakfast (I thought the last one was a little much too, but answered it anyway -Lucky Charms.)

I couldn't wait to hear from "the leader." I couldn't wait to be "led."

Two days later, it came...the email I had been waiting for.  

It read:

Your request to join The San Fernando Valley Moms Meetup Group 

was declined.

The person who declined your request said:

Feel free to post your pic and re-

apply.  

A second chance?  Gold Star Executive of the month?  I decided to pass.  I'm actually glad I got rejected (I know...that's what everyone says when they get rejected).  But I REALLY mean it.  I'm just not cut out to fit into a 'certain' group...and besides, I have way too many plastic storage containers already.