Friends

We went this morning to Z's kindergarden tour.  It was fine.  He is excited.  We walked around the school, saw classes, his teacher, the principal.  We went to T-ball practice this evening and realized that kid on his T-ball team was at his school this morning and will be in class with him next year.  A kid he played soccer with was at school this morning (but will be in full day, not half like Z).  We are starting to see some of the same kids/moms around (between Tball, soccer, and now school), and it is fun getting to know the moms and just chat with them.  And that is what prompted this post... 

Two points, here.   

One:  I am still very close to my first friend from elementary school (Molly).  She was in my wedding, I was in hers, I watched one of her girls 2 days last week, we are going out for coffee tomorrow night.  And now Z is meeting friends.  Who might he meet that could be his forever friend?  Will I like him?  I have no actual say in who he becomes friends with, and until now, his friends have been ones I have chosen for him.
 
Two:  Some of Mom's good friends were my friends moms.  Molly's mom, Veronica's mom, Maggie's mom.  She had lunch with them several times a year.  I still get Christmas cards from Tom and Barb, and Mike and Nancy are always so fun to see.
So my point, then...will I be friends with these moms?  Now that I'm thinking about it, these moms will be moms who I will be seeing for the next 15+ years.  (If we stay in this district, which we might or might not).  I will be hearing things about their kids, helping with their kids, playing sports with their kids, picking up and dropping off their kids, having playdates with their kids, etc, etc.  I hope, then, that I will be friends with the moms...at least that I will be ok with them.  It's just kind of weird.  It is a whole new circle opened up to me, and I am not Katie, I am Z's mom.  I don't get to pick my friends, I think I am kind of along for the ride with Z...and I hope I like the friends he picks for me!