Matching Moms dot com

I found this website, Matching Moms about a week ago. What it is, essentially, is a dating service for moms. Really. You can go on and look up other moms in your area, read their profile and send them a message if you like what you read. Something like "Hey. I read your profile. You seem hot. Wanna hook up for a playdate with my son and me?" Well, okay. Maybe not exactly like that but you get the idea.

Well, because we know absolutely no one with any kids Jacks age, I decided to register to see if we could find him a playmate. That was about a week ago. So far I've gotten twenty five responses/requests to "hook up" . Twenty Five. I had no idea there were so many other desperate moms in my area. Because I know there is a very strong chance that some may be a "match" and some may not, (by match I mean the other mutha and I will not hate each others guts-same with the kids) I would like to meet them all. You know. Keep plenty of options. But, when the hell am I going to meet twenty-five other Muthas??? Even at one a day during the week it would still take me five weeks for crying out loud.(see?? math is not that hard)Should I host a Meet the Muthas party and have them all write and essay on why they think they can be our friends? Or maybe do some piggy back play dating? Is it considered cheating if you leave one playdate a little early so you can make your next one? I just don't know. I'm not that familiar in the etiquette of Mommy and Me Land.

I'm being a little sarcastic, in case you hadn't noticed. There is a part of me that really thinks that this is a great thing. You know, to meet new people, especially ones with children that Jack can play with. Then there is this other part. The part that still has a hard time with the term Play Date. There is something about it that is so fucking structured, stiff and even a little scary. I have images of stepford-like moms with their little robot children doing just as mommy instructs. "Ok, Tommy. Now draw a flower. No, Tommy. Not with the blue crayon. We draw the red crayons. There. No Tommy. Don't use your imagination. Just draw the grass green like mommy is doing. There. Perfect."

Okay. So maybe that's a little over the top, but maybe not. All I know, is that there were no PLAY DATES when I was a kid. And play in itself was rarely structured. It's all very foreign to me. That's all I'm really saying. I think.