Why won’t he call?
Child's Play x2 | January 16The other day, while playing at the park with my two-year-old twins, we happened upon another dad with two-year-old twins. The four kids started playing together with gusto. They chased. They hugged. They made each other laugh. They made each other cry.
Okay, so it wasn’t all good but the kids were having a great time. While the kids played, the dad and I talked and seemed to get along pretty well. We talked a little sports but also about being a dad to twins. I thought there was a connection. I was so convinced that I gave the guy my number and told him to give me a call and we could even get the wives together. He seemed like he was agreeable to giving me a call. He seemed like a good guy. He seemed like he’d be a good guy to hang out with.
I thought we had… connected.
But it’s a week and a half later and the phone hasn’t rung.
Excuse me while I go rifle through my freezer for that pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
Maybe he just thought you had a nice personality, but weren’t all that pretty.
I hate to say this man, but I think you were merely a… well, you know…
Screw him, man, you can do better.
I sympathise with you. I always find it a little awkward when I hit it off with a mum - you get on great, the kids are playing together, and then it comes to the moment when you want to ask for their phone number so you can get together for another playdate, but you freeze cause it feels like you’re asking her out, and she’s going to think you’re hitting on her. Sigh - what’s a friendly stay at home dad to do?
I hear you. I would rather they said straight aways they have no interest. Maybe his wife is really nasty and he’s afraid of showing up with her next to your foxy wife?
AD
Maybe he’s just not that into you.
It’s his loss. You can do so much better; remember, there are lots of other fish in the sea.
“Maybe he’s just not that into you.”
OMG that made me laugh until I choked.
Making friends when you’re older really sucks, it’s so hard to connect to people but when you meet people and seem to make friends and they don’t turn out to be what you thought it’s really disappointing :(
[…] Posted by dadpreneur on January 17, 2008 There’s a very amusing post over in Blogfathers about how you react when you meet a new dad (or mom) at the playground and everyone hits it off. You swap numbers - but never hear from them again. […]
I am thinking maybe he is afraid that his other “Dad of Twins” friend may find out he is two timing.
Stick with your online friends, we’ll never abandon you.
Oops, gotta go, I just saw something shiny.
Mmm, some Ben and Jerry’s would hit the spot right about now. Yum.
Well, I’ve been too sick for ice cream, but when I get better…
Did you have spinach on your teeth?
Maybe he is embarrassed because his kids were climbing all over grandmother.
yeah, been there done that. Fuck, I am shy enough as it is…. I don’t need snubs by other dads (and or moms).
Had a nice day a few weeks back so little Ms. Kindergarten and I we went down to the park. Met up with a mom and dad with their Mr. Kindergarten. They had fun, we had good conversation. I am (part time evenings) white collar, he was white collar.
I called down today to see if we could get something cooking. I felt a brush off. We shall see. I am trying to be more ‘out there’, but sometimes it sucks.