Mommy Profile

I'm a loser. I went online to a mommy dating service. You are supposed to use this service to meet mom's in your area so you can play together. Apparently, I don't even fit into their "personal profile generator". It said to rate how important you viewed the topics in your new mommy friends. I answered "Zero, no importance" to all of the questions, except the one about vaccinating your child.

I finished and looked back and thought, wow...don't I sound desperate for a friend. But, it's not desperation, I really don't care what other mom's think about that sort of stuff. If you are cool, then we can be friends. It doesn't matter if you like high end strollers or not. If that's your cup of tea, good for you.

Maybe that's why I'm having a hard time finding mommy friends. I have a passion for my kids, but my passion for my children is not going to enter into our friendship. In fact, if we got together and didn't talk about kids for the whole time, I'd be ok with that.

I realize now that that is what is wrong about this questionnaire. It says to fill it out to create a personal profile. This is not a personal profile. If they wanted a personal profile they should ask about my opinion about healthcare reform, our lack of involvement in Darfur, alternative energy sources, animal farming, etc. etc. I'm tempted to write the people of this site and ask them to switch it up. Assuming I won't get along with another mother because she exclusively breast feeds and I didn't is just plain ignorant.

Breastfeeding *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Current Events *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Dual Parent Household *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

"Green" Diapering *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Eco-friendly lifestyle *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Organic or homemade baby food *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Having a drink now and then *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Intimacy *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Vaccinating your child *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Having a natural birth *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Returning to work *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Fitness/ Getting back in shape *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Fashion & Name-brand children's clothing *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

High-End Stroller *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Discussing current TV shows *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Allowing your children to watch TV / videos *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Religion *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

If you selected 4 or 5, please specify which religion

Having part-time or full-time 'help' *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Interest in having more children *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Sending your child to private school *

	0	1	2	3	4	5
no importance							great importance

Would you like to be matched with someone who has a different number of kids than you? *

• Yes
• No
• Don't mind either way