Sue Hickey, hospitality coordinator for the group, has three children under the age of 10 and is expecting another. Debra Malek has children ages six, three and one. She said M.O.P.S. is a place where moms can both share in each other's joys and commiserate a little. We're all relatively new in that we're now in situations, where we don't have a lot of control over another little person. M.O.P.S. has helped moms to fulfill a common desire- to have camaraderie with other women.
Friendships are important.
M.O.P.S. gives you an opportunity to reach out. The group encourages mothers who are new in the area to join M.O.P.S. as a way for both mothers and children to make new friends. Two new moms whose babies were about six months old, connected at a M.O.P.S. meeting and found out they lived only three blocks from each other. Jessica Rolain, whose sons are 20 months and three years old, coordinates play groups for moms who are home during the day. Called Moppets, the play groups are centered around activities moms and their children can do together.