Dear Maggie,
I recently joined a social organization for single women. I am amazed that even though there is a 40 year difference in age between the youngest and oldest member of this group, the friendships are strong and rewarding.
Are all groups this compatible, or are we an exception? We go to restaurants, plays, each others homes, etc. If we are free that evening, we go. If we have other plans, we don't. No one keeps track or puts pressure on others in the group. We don't have meetings or officers, just an activity committee. They make plans for two activities a month for one year. We each get the list that tells us what, where, when, and who is the contact person for that particular activity.
I found this group by answering an ad in my local newspaper. It was the best thing that I have done for myself in a long time. There is nothing like friendship and fun to give your life that spark it needs.
Having Fun In Florida
Dear Having fun,
What a wonderful way to form a group. I suggest anyone who wants to meet other women for 'friendship and fun' to follow your lead and either answer such an ad or plan an activity and place an ad in your local newspaper. M
RESPONSES TO LAST WEEKS LETTER ABOUT 'CARTOON' NAMES:
"My name was worse than a 'cartoon' name. It was downright disgusting. As soon as I turned eighteen, I legally changed both my first and last name. My parent's choice of name put me through years of ridicule, and now I don't want anything to do with them. People who deliberately put an innocent child through such misery don't deserve to have children." Finally, a normal name in North Carolina
"My name was silly and caused a lot of teasing. I learned to ignore it, but was careful to select a husband with a short last name. Names are important." Nice name now.
P.S. As I have mentioned before, Gertie loves to recite quotes even when she doesn't know the authors name. (Sometimes, I think she makes them up.) When she read the letter from 'Having Fun In Florida,' she shared two quotes.
"All adults are the same age." (She claims that is why the number of years one has lived is not an accurate definition of an adult. It is not the years, it is the wisdom that makes one an adult.)
Another definition of adult: "A person who does what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, whether they feel like it or not."
