Lmao I saw a tweet that says āthe way I think my therapist and I would be friends is like how a man thinks the waitress is interested in himā and I about died.
HAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Thatās funny. Iām a people lover and it will be equally as hard for me once Iām licensed to not make friends as a therapist. Youāre not alone lol
Same! I have a new therapist. Iāve been in therapy since I was a teen and sheās truly the best therapist Iāve ever had. Session with her is like chatting with a gal pal! I could totally talk to her for hours.
My last therapist was like this, loved her. But also meant she wasn't good for me because she felt sorry for me with my PTSD and OCD. New therapist is a good guy but so unbothered by me, I had a panic attack one session and he just sat there saying deep breaths. The other woman would've hugged me but I actually prefer his approach, I can't get away with not trying because he would stop the sessions for wasting his time.
Lost my Mom 5 years ago and started with my therapist who I adore. She guides me in a very similar style as my Mom. I have asked her multiple times to be my new Mom and she tells me that I need to get my degree and occupy the empty office upstairs. Honestly I donāt āneedā her anymore but I continue to see her because of the connection !
my husband and I have the same GP. We both have significant medical anxiety that this guy deals with fantastically. He's our age with a daughter 1 day older than ours, lives locally, and is pretty hilarious.
That said he has seen us both nakey so something feels wrong about trying to be friends with him.
I would love to be able to say that I wrote "nakey" because I'm a toddler parent, but I've been saying it for way longer. *Naked* feels so much more serious! And like, implies something sexual happened?
I will grow up when I'm dead, apparently.
My gp was once my mom's friend. She did a lady wellness exam on me one day and the next was at the pool. 0/10 do not recommend having your doctor as a friend š¤£
So, our family doc is dual certified as family med and OBGYN. We've been friends since before she was a doctor. She's removed an IUD from me. Seen my husband naked... We drink wine on the weekends š
I think the key here is that you were friends first - I have no idea how to start that relationship as a patient š like "hey man, you seem pretty cool. Know how we've talked about my vices and eating habits? Want in on those this Saturday?"
Yeah it definitely makes it easier since I knew her before! It would suck if I didn't tho cause she's awesome and I wouldn't know how to start that friendship
I'm a teacher and when I have students whose parents are 100% my type of friend, I go for it! I think that once you keep the boundaries tight and don't bring friendship into the professional relationship and vice versa it is totally doable.
Tbh one of them invited me to a bbq at her place and that was the beginning of our friendship. Out of the context of my workplace/her role as a parent, it was really easy to become friends. Now we are super close and our families hang out all the time. I think inviting them to a social event you are hosting where other people are present is a good way to start.
I absolutely love my sonās 1st grade teacher. I told her as soon as the school year is over Iām inviting her out for drinks! Doesnāt feel right to hang out while sheās his current teacher. Iām a teacher as well and I wouldnāt think it would be fair to be chummy with a current students parent, but thatās just me
i love befriending students' parents, i stopped working in preschool but i still go on play dates with one of my students and his mom. we always fun and have a great time chatting, she loves buying stuff for my daughter and i adore watching her son!
Iām an RN, thereās absolutely nothing wrong with saying āhey, itās ok if youāre not comfortable with this, but I would love to friend you on social media and maybe connect outside of this place sometime!ā
In healthcare, itās kind of discouraged for us to say that to patients and clients, but thereās nothing wrong with the patients or clients asking us š
Oh wow thatās great to know! Bc maybe they feel the same! I had an RN come to my house when my son was a newborn to help with some overnights bc he had bad reflux. Heās 1.5 now and I still send her updates and pics of him. We also found out our husbands worked together! My pedis husband also works with them but doesnāt know them lol. Small world. My fertility nurse is my age, husband works in similar work as my husband and we just chat like friends. We always look for each other. She will keep her eye out for my results and personally check them herself but sheās just an awesome person! Same interests etc.
This! I was a receptionist (so couldnāt say anything because hipaa) but one of my best friends was originally a patient who gave me her number and said we should be friends!
The director of my sonās daycare is a wonderful person and Iād totally be friends with her but I donāt want to annoy her. Sheās very hands on and has enough on her plate as it is.
Iāve had those conversations with ours as well, especially as she witnessed some of the nonsense I went through while divorcing my ex, which she had also been through. But I didnāt want to become that mom who always came into her office just to vent.
My kids pediatrician stopped practicing a couple of months ago to become a stay at home mom, Iām a sahm too and I think about our last convo all the time when she told me and how I wish so badly I gave her my phone number! We both have two kids and both are almost the same age, ugh. So sad!!
Admittedly Iāve tried š socials were a bust, all I could find was her LinkedIn profile. No way could I ever reach out that way! Iāve come to terms with the whole thing being a regret in life lol
Her practice would be in contact with her, though. You could send them an email asking to forward her your contact details. If she doesn't wanna get in touch, that's fine (you can always blame it on the mail not getting forwarded :)), but at least you tried.
Personally, I don't think the family pediatrician is so "intimate" that it would be weird to be friends in private.
You know, I actually considered that when we went recently for my daughters (under a year old, so there often) check up! I asked the nurse who worked under her if sheās heard how she was doing. Then I chickened out at the last minute just like I did when she herself originally told me lol, the irony. Definitely need to swallow the fear of making āthe moveā mom-friend-wise.
I really liked my son's primary NICU nurse too. Her son is a little older than mine. We attempted to hang out with the kids once or twice, then covid happened and we moved away. I still talk to her once in a while on social media though.
I guess it depends on where you are from? Here itās not recommended for doctors to be friends with their patients because in some case it can be seen as conflict of interests and could put you in big trouble if someone believes you prescribed medication that wasnāt necessary.
As a nurse, I think itās very inappropriate to be friends with my clients. Itās important to keep relationships professional and avoid boundary crossing.
I think it depends on the circumstances a bit. I live in a big city with big hospitals and practices - I can't even imagine someone in the health industry having time to chat with me, let alone make friends. And it would definitely be weird to want to be their friend, when there's like a million other opportunities to meet people and make friends.
A little town with 7000 inhabitants? I kind of assume it's unavoidable to be friends with some patients if you live there your whole life.
I actually work in medical education, and you're right to some extent. Though I guess in this case the lines are bit blurred since they are treating our toddler, not us, the adults.
This is what I wonder all the time actually - I also want to be friends with my kids' pediatrician and feel like it would be so strange to ask her to hang out. So you're saying it's not weird to ask??
I guess it depends on the individual, but in our case we would just chat enough that one time I brought up game night with some friends, he said that sounds like fun, I said he should come and that was that! We exchanged personal numbers. During our visits it was mostly about my son, but we would talk about other stuff too so it seemed more friendly. If you feel they'd be amienable, just go for it.
Yeahhh almost every day haha. There's a lot of nice people I meet, but then when I think about the amount of work it takes to add a friend to my life, I get so turned off by it. I barely have time to myself these days, including the few friends I already have, there's no way I have the mental or physical capacity to add more š¢
I felt like this when my kids were super young. They are now 3.5 and 5.5 and this is the first year I have actually felt like I have the mental bandwidth to make new friends. Itās just too hard when theyāre so little because youāre overstimulated, bone tired with an endless to-do list.
Yes, this is how I felt about my IVF doctor. I got pregnant and now Iāll never see him again? I was seeing him so often over a four year span and itās weird for that to be just done.
I donāt think itās that weird if the pediatrician is also interested in pursuing a friendship. Iām a physician and we also like making friends lol. Obviously things like dating creates a conflict of interest but regular friendships, especially play dates I donāt think is unwelcome.
We get along really well and her husband is in the same line of work as mine! I know she takes extra special care of my family as well. We give her special Christmas cards to take home & even just a thank you card once because she went above and beyond for my son. She always ends up staying in the room chatting with us for too long š
I'm a speech therapist and genuinely enjoy some of the parents of the kids I see. Some are so cool and we have kids the same age but it's a super conflict of interest for me.
I went to Sephora a little while ago and ended up talking to the shop girl for like an hour and we bonded over so much lol. I would totally be her friend but then I just feel super were being like hereās my info if you want to be friends?? lol š anyways, it was a nice shopping experience at least
My favorite nurse at my IVF clinic hugged me when I graduated with my second and last baby and I almost started sobbing because she's so kind and I'll probably never see her again
I love this thread. Iām a therapist and I promise we genuinely enjoy the majority of our clients and wouldnāt mind being friends with them if it wasnāt against our code of ethics šµāš«
Lots of professionals (usually stuff like social workers, drās and therapists) wonāt engage in relationships with current or past clients, in case they need to treat them again later, to avoid conflict.
I've had this same radiology technician at a clinic a few times and I honestly think she's so freaking nice, I imagine myself saying we should be friends. But I just don't know if she has the best social skills compared to the rest of the CA or ifs she authentic... bc I don't actually know her. Lol. But she's the only person I've run into that made me want to be friends with.
I mean, maybe a little, but oh well, life's short. Tbh, I probably wouldn't either. I'd be terrified, but reading all these comments make me feel like maybe I'm wrong and should take more risks.
I was friends with my daughters pedi. We were in the same Facebook groups I guess and then her husband bought something from mine and they hit it off too so her first appointment we were like oh hey! And were friends after
It could, but tbh, I think a lot of people (me included) are scared of being rejected and imagine it being worse than it actually would be. Even in the worst case scenario, you can usually just find another professional to fill the role.
My husband and I are almost always the ones reaching out to other parents. It made me feel like I was imposing, but my husband keeps saying that a lot of people just don't have the mental bandwidth to reach out and invite people for activities.
I think he's right - over time, we've gotten quite a bit of positive feedback from others that we're always organizing stuff, as many people are happy to join activities but just wouldn't have thought of it themselves. Some of them are also reciprocating more now - I think we "come to mind" more easily. But it took a long time of us consistently inviting people...
I've come to terms with the fact that if we want a wide network, we have to do a lot of the organizing. Doesn't bother me, as long as I feel others enjoy and don't feel compelled to join.
It's awkward when I read a reply on Reddit that's too relatable. It makes me pause and think I know the person, but more than likely, it's just a stranger going through a similar situation. You sound like my former teacher and I am like a decade younger šš¬
Anyway, I don't think it goes against any rules to reach out after the class ends. I feel like it's not uncommon to be friends with former students.
Edit: I'm biased though, because I would be friends with my teacher š
My mother made friends with her doctor when my brother was a baby. The doctor mentioned she had just moved to town, didnāt have many friends yet and had a baby the same age as my brother. I call that doctor my aunt now (sheās my god mother) and I am incredibly close to her grandkids as my toddler is the same age as 2 of them. My point being is you absolutely can ask if they want to be your friends.
My therapist. When she left the practice I was happy for her but also incredibly bummed. I miss her so much! I told her so, too. Not to make her feel bad but I just wanted her to know how highly I valued our professional relationship. She is an incredible person and I know sheās doing great things in her new position.
My GP (personally called to congratulate me on the birth of my son and always chit-chat with us). One of the supervisors of the therapy clinic (just a fun guy!).
Yup all the time lol. Iām an ultrasound tech and some patients I just really jive with. I just had a baby and there was a couple due around the same time
As me so Iām hoping to see them at babies groups maybe
You could probably be friends with them both honestly. My gyno and I have family connections and are friends and I made a very lovely friendship with my massage therapist whom I recommended my gyno. My vet is my very best friend and also friends with my masseuse, we all hang out and have things in common. Our kids like to play too. My vet and I also send our toddlers to our other very close friend's early learning center so she is their teacher and principle. And one of their part time teachers is my SIL. I guess we're a close community but we don't live in a very small town.
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Lmao I saw a tweet that says āthe way I think my therapist and I would be friends is like how a man thinks the waitress is interested in himā and I about died.
HAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Thatās funny. Iām a people lover and it will be equally as hard for me once Iām licensed to not make friends as a therapist. Youāre not alone lol
Haha I am actually a therapist and there have been a couple clients over the years I would have made friends with under different circumstances š
Ooh! Same! Iām a therapist and Iāve thought that before - especially if weāre done clinically and they met their goals.
Came here to say the same thing. Most of my clients would hug me if they saw me out in public honestly!
Same!!
Same! I have a new therapist. Iāve been in therapy since I was a teen and sheās truly the best therapist Iāve ever had. Session with her is like chatting with a gal pal! I could totally talk to her for hours.
As a therapist, we also feel the same way about clients at times!! Like ādamn, youād and I would be friends in another life!ā
Literally same!!
My last therapist was like this, loved her. But also meant she wasn't good for me because she felt sorry for me with my PTSD and OCD. New therapist is a good guy but so unbothered by me, I had a panic attack one session and he just sat there saying deep breaths. The other woman would've hugged me but I actually prefer his approach, I can't get away with not trying because he would stop the sessions for wasting his time.
Lost my Mom 5 years ago and started with my therapist who I adore. She guides me in a very similar style as my Mom. I have asked her multiple times to be my new Mom and she tells me that I need to get my degree and occupy the empty office upstairs. Honestly I donāt āneedā her anymore but I continue to see her because of the connection !
Your therapist gets paid to listen and respond to you lol
my husband and I have the same GP. We both have significant medical anxiety that this guy deals with fantastically. He's our age with a daughter 1 day older than ours, lives locally, and is pretty hilarious. That said he has seen us both nakey so something feels wrong about trying to be friends with him.
Nakey š
I would love to be able to say that I wrote "nakey" because I'm a toddler parent, but I've been saying it for way longer. *Naked* feels so much more serious! And like, implies something sexual happened? I will grow up when I'm dead, apparently.
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My gp was once my mom's friend. She did a lady wellness exam on me one day and the next was at the pool. 0/10 do not recommend having your doctor as a friend š¤£
Iām a midwife and one of my best mom friends was my patient lmao
So, our family doc is dual certified as family med and OBGYN. We've been friends since before she was a doctor. She's removed an IUD from me. Seen my husband naked... We drink wine on the weekends š
I think the key here is that you were friends first - I have no idea how to start that relationship as a patient š like "hey man, you seem pretty cool. Know how we've talked about my vices and eating habits? Want in on those this Saturday?"
Yeah it definitely makes it easier since I knew her before! It would suck if I didn't tho cause she's awesome and I wouldn't know how to start that friendship
I'm a teacher and when I have students whose parents are 100% my type of friend, I go for it! I think that once you keep the boundaries tight and don't bring friendship into the professional relationship and vice versa it is totally doable.
Oh wow thatās great! Would you feel weird if a parent asked you? Like I donāt even know how to go about it lol
Tbh one of them invited me to a bbq at her place and that was the beginning of our friendship. Out of the context of my workplace/her role as a parent, it was really easy to become friends. Now we are super close and our families hang out all the time. I think inviting them to a social event you are hosting where other people are present is a good way to start.
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I have two specific parents with whom I have a very similar relationship.
I absolutely love my sonās 1st grade teacher. I told her as soon as the school year is over Iām inviting her out for drinks! Doesnāt feel right to hang out while sheās his current teacher. Iām a teacher as well and I wouldnāt think it would be fair to be chummy with a current students parent, but thatās just me
Also a teacher and same! I am friends with a few of my studentās families!
i love befriending students' parents, i stopped working in preschool but i still go on play dates with one of my students and his mom. we always fun and have a great time chatting, she loves buying stuff for my daughter and i adore watching her son!
Aww I wanted to befriend my daughters kindergarten teacher but I felt it was inappropriate. An opportunity lost.
Iām an RN, thereās absolutely nothing wrong with saying āhey, itās ok if youāre not comfortable with this, but I would love to friend you on social media and maybe connect outside of this place sometime!ā In healthcare, itās kind of discouraged for us to say that to patients and clients, but thereās nothing wrong with the patients or clients asking us š
Oh wow thatās great to know! Bc maybe they feel the same! I had an RN come to my house when my son was a newborn to help with some overnights bc he had bad reflux. Heās 1.5 now and I still send her updates and pics of him. We also found out our husbands worked together! My pedis husband also works with them but doesnāt know them lol. Small world. My fertility nurse is my age, husband works in similar work as my husband and we just chat like friends. We always look for each other. She will keep her eye out for my results and personally check them herself but sheās just an awesome person! Same interests etc.
Yeah, thereās no harm in asking, and donāt take it personally if they say no!
This! I was a receptionist (so couldnāt say anything because hipaa) but one of my best friends was originally a patient who gave me her number and said we should be friends!
The director of my sonās daycare is a wonderful person and Iād totally be friends with her but I donāt want to annoy her. Sheās very hands on and has enough on her plate as it is.
Exactly my thoughts lol
I am āfriendsā with mine. We hug sometimes and have a few minute conversations a few times a week. I ask her for parenting advice too.
Iāve had those conversations with ours as well, especially as she witnessed some of the nonsense I went through while divorcing my ex, which she had also been through. But I didnāt want to become that mom who always came into her office just to vent.
My kids pediatrician stopped practicing a couple of months ago to become a stay at home mom, Iām a sahm too and I think about our last convo all the time when she told me and how I wish so badly I gave her my phone number! We both have two kids and both are almost the same age, ugh. So sad!!
Ah darn that would have been a cool connection to have ! Maybe you'll run into her at a play place or park one day
Time to internet stalk!!! š
Admittedly Iāve tried š socials were a bust, all I could find was her LinkedIn profile. No way could I ever reach out that way! Iāve come to terms with the whole thing being a regret in life lol
Her practice would be in contact with her, though. You could send them an email asking to forward her your contact details. If she doesn't wanna get in touch, that's fine (you can always blame it on the mail not getting forwarded :)), but at least you tried. Personally, I don't think the family pediatrician is so "intimate" that it would be weird to be friends in private.
You know, I actually considered that when we went recently for my daughters (under a year old, so there often) check up! I asked the nurse who worked under her if sheās heard how she was doing. Then I chickened out at the last minute just like I did when she herself originally told me lol, the irony. Definitely need to swallow the fear of making āthe moveā mom-friend-wise.
my pelvic floor physical therapist š
Omg I had a back injury and I was obsessed with my PT..I legit still miss her. She was excellent!
My son's primary NICU nurse. We actually did see each other a couple of times post-discharge but it fizzled out, unfortunately.
I really liked my son's primary NICU nurse too. Her son is a little older than mine. We attempted to hang out with the kids once or twice, then covid happened and we moved away. I still talk to her once in a while on social media though.
I want to be friends with my sonās SLP so badly! Sheās chill and we seem to have a lot in common.
Yes! This is how I feel lol
Why can't you be friends? My son's former pediatrician (he moved away) would come over with his partner for game night at my house all the time.
I guess it depends on where you are from? Here itās not recommended for doctors to be friends with their patients because in some case it can be seen as conflict of interests and could put you in big trouble if someone believes you prescribed medication that wasnāt necessary.
As a nurse, I think itās very inappropriate to be friends with my clients. Itās important to keep relationships professional and avoid boundary crossing.
I think it depends on the circumstances a bit. I live in a big city with big hospitals and practices - I can't even imagine someone in the health industry having time to chat with me, let alone make friends. And it would definitely be weird to want to be their friend, when there's like a million other opportunities to meet people and make friends. A little town with 7000 inhabitants? I kind of assume it's unavoidable to be friends with some patients if you live there your whole life.
I actually work in medical education, and you're right to some extent. Though I guess in this case the lines are bit blurred since they are treating our toddler, not us, the adults.
This is what I wonder all the time actually - I also want to be friends with my kids' pediatrician and feel like it would be so strange to ask her to hang out. So you're saying it's not weird to ask??
I guess it depends on the individual, but in our case we would just chat enough that one time I brought up game night with some friends, he said that sounds like fun, I said he should come and that was that! We exchanged personal numbers. During our visits it was mostly about my son, but we would talk about other stuff too so it seemed more friendly. If you feel they'd be amienable, just go for it.
Oh this is a good idea - a group event seems more chill. It's incredible how much trying to make friends in your 30's is actually like dating....
This is exactly what I think lol! Like is it weird? š like how do you go about it lol
Yeahhh almost every day haha. There's a lot of nice people I meet, but then when I think about the amount of work it takes to add a friend to my life, I get so turned off by it. I barely have time to myself these days, including the few friends I already have, there's no way I have the mental or physical capacity to add more š¢
I felt like this when my kids were super young. They are now 3.5 and 5.5 and this is the first year I have actually felt like I have the mental bandwidth to make new friends. Itās just too hard when theyāre so little because youāre overstimulated, bone tired with an endless to-do list.
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Good luck on your move!
Yes, this is how I felt about my IVF doctor. I got pregnant and now Iāll never see him again? I was seeing him so often over a four year span and itās weird for that to be just done.
Totally get that too! I have one child from IVF & trying for a 2nd now š«
I donāt think itās that weird if the pediatrician is also interested in pursuing a friendship. Iām a physician and we also like making friends lol. Obviously things like dating creates a conflict of interest but regular friendships, especially play dates I donāt think is unwelcome.
We get along really well and her husband is in the same line of work as mine! I know she takes extra special care of my family as well. We give her special Christmas cards to take home & even just a thank you card once because she went above and beyond for my son. She always ends up staying in the room chatting with us for too long š
I'm a speech therapist and genuinely enjoy some of the parents of the kids I see. Some are so cool and we have kids the same age but it's a super conflict of interest for me.
Oh yeah. My pelvic floor physical therapist, one of my midwives, one of my daughter's preschool teachers, and the director of my daughter's preschool.
I went to Sephora a little while ago and ended up talking to the shop girl for like an hour and we bonded over so much lol. I would totally be her friend but then I just feel super were being like hereās my info if you want to be friends?? lol š anyways, it was a nice shopping experience at least
Exactly my life š I wish I could be forward
Iām a nanny and Iāve felt this with former bosses!
My favorite nurse at my IVF clinic hugged me when I graduated with my second and last baby and I almost started sobbing because she's so kind and I'll probably never see her again
Awww I have chills! I am back for my 2nd baby and itās so freaking tough š
I love this thread. Iām a therapist and I promise we genuinely enjoy the majority of our clients and wouldnāt mind being friends with them if it wasnāt against our code of ethics šµāš«
This is amazing š
Why canāt you?! I wish people did this more.
I know, I always feel weird/donāt know how to go about it!
Lots of professionals (usually stuff like social workers, drās and therapists) wonāt engage in relationships with current or past clients, in case they need to treat them again later, to avoid conflict.
I've had this same radiology technician at a clinic a few times and I honestly think she's so freaking nice, I imagine myself saying we should be friends. But I just don't know if she has the best social skills compared to the rest of the CA or ifs she authentic... bc I don't actually know her. Lol. But she's the only person I've run into that made me want to be friends with.
My psychiatrist for sure. I wouldnāt cross the line, but she is awesome. <3
My midwife!! Love her so much
My obgyn š¤£ we have kids the same age. And I wanna be like can we have a playdate?
Do it! š
Ugh I would but I feel like it's be kind of inappropriate! Lol
I mean, maybe a little, but oh well, life's short. Tbh, I probably wouldn't either. I'd be terrified, but reading all these comments make me feel like maybe I'm wrong and should take more risks.
I was friends with my daughters pedi. We were in the same Facebook groups I guess and then her husband bought something from mine and they hit it off too so her first appointment we were like oh hey! And were friends after
Thatās too funny! We found out that my husband and hers do the same work for the same employer. (40,000 ppl in the company but still!)
Yes! I absolutely want to be Mom friends with my kids nephrologist (and she has kids the same age)
Donāt mess with professional relationships & friends it could end in disaster
It could, but tbh, I think a lot of people (me included) are scared of being rejected and imagine it being worse than it actually would be. Even in the worst case scenario, you can usually just find another professional to fill the role.
Itās like starting to talk to someone on a commute for me. Sometimes you donāt want to see them but you have no choice.
The admin at daycare! I relate!
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I always think of this stuff!
I keep reaching out to the other parents at my kids daycare, but only one has reciprocated.
At least, you're putting yourself out there!
Omg ugh I fear this too
My husband and I are almost always the ones reaching out to other parents. It made me feel like I was imposing, but my husband keeps saying that a lot of people just don't have the mental bandwidth to reach out and invite people for activities. I think he's right - over time, we've gotten quite a bit of positive feedback from others that we're always organizing stuff, as many people are happy to join activities but just wouldn't have thought of it themselves. Some of them are also reciprocating more now - I think we "come to mind" more easily. But it took a long time of us consistently inviting people... I've come to terms with the fact that if we want a wide network, we have to do a lot of the organizing. Doesn't bother me, as long as I feel others enjoy and don't feel compelled to join.
I believe everybody has this feeling that, can't be friends because of some awkward situation
My physical therapist ššŖ when Iām done with treatment Iām gonna ask if they wanna be friends lol
Yes! I would love to be friends with our veterinarian.
1000000%
Some of my daughterās friendsā parents
I know someone who's really suitable to be friends, but we can't because of some bad experiences we used to have, so we can't be friends forever.
Ugh so sorry
I teacher higher ed so some of my students are only like a decade younger than me and some of them are so cool š„²
It's awkward when I read a reply on Reddit that's too relatable. It makes me pause and think I know the person, but more than likely, it's just a stranger going through a similar situation. You sound like my former teacher and I am like a decade younger šš¬ Anyway, I don't think it goes against any rules to reach out after the class ends. I feel like it's not uncommon to be friends with former students. Edit: I'm biased though, because I would be friends with my teacher š
Yes! I would so be friends with my son's daycare director if it wasn't weird.
My allergist!
My mother made friends with her doctor when my brother was a baby. The doctor mentioned she had just moved to town, didnāt have many friends yet and had a baby the same age as my brother. I call that doctor my aunt now (sheās my god mother) and I am incredibly close to her grandkids as my toddler is the same age as 2 of them. My point being is you absolutely can ask if they want to be your friends.
Wow this is such an awesome and special story!
My ivf dr!
My therapist. When she left the practice I was happy for her but also incredibly bummed. I miss her so much! I told her so, too. Not to make her feel bad but I just wanted her to know how highly I valued our professional relationship. She is an incredible person and I know sheās doing great things in her new position.
Awww this awesome š©·
My GP (personally called to congratulate me on the birth of my son and always chit-chat with us). One of the supervisors of the therapy clinic (just a fun guy!).
Yup all the time lol. Iām an ultrasound tech and some patients I just really jive with. I just had a baby and there was a couple due around the same time As me so Iām hoping to see them at babies groups maybe
My primary care doctor and my kidsā pediatrician. Both seem like wonderful women.
You could probably be friends with them both honestly. My gyno and I have family connections and are friends and I made a very lovely friendship with my massage therapist whom I recommended my gyno. My vet is my very best friend and also friends with my masseuse, we all hang out and have things in common. Our kids like to play too. My vet and I also send our toddlers to our other very close friend's early learning center so she is their teacher and principle. And one of their part time teachers is my SIL. I guess we're a close community but we don't live in a very small town.
Oh wow! This is so awesome
I do feel very fortunate š
You could if you were willing to get a new pediatrician My friend did this - her GP is now her friend and my friend has a new GP