JessicaM
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Tonight was going to be my first uke meetup with a local group here. Because of life-stuff I was going to be bringing along my nearly-3-year-old, who happens to also "play" the ukulele. She would've loved it. I would've loved it. Unfortunately, the extremely polite group leader let me know that it was an adults-only event.
First, let me say, I *totally* respect that. The best case scenario is that my kid is so adorable that she's distracting. Worst case scenario, she's a mess and they don't know how I'd handle that. Maybe I'm the kind of person who would stay and allow my kid to ruin it for everyone. So, I understand the adults-only policy. I very much get it.
But because babysitters are rarely an option, this means I'm probably not going to be able to go to any of their meetups. Which is a bummer for me!
Do any of you have little ones who are often in-tow? Is an adults-only policy the norm? Have you found any kid-friendly uke things? Or do you just end up inviting people over? And if so, how do you find these people? I've thought about hosting a hootenanny with percussion for the little ones, but (1) I'm not that good of a player yet so I'm not sure I'd be comfortable in a leading role and (2) I don't know that many musicians, even the informal sort.
What do you all think?
Also, for those of you who do organize adults-only groups, consider a once-in-a-while family friendly meetup! Maybe I'm not the only one out here!
First, let me say, I *totally* respect that. The best case scenario is that my kid is so adorable that she's distracting. Worst case scenario, she's a mess and they don't know how I'd handle that. Maybe I'm the kind of person who would stay and allow my kid to ruin it for everyone. So, I understand the adults-only policy. I very much get it.
But because babysitters are rarely an option, this means I'm probably not going to be able to go to any of their meetups. Which is a bummer for me!
Do any of you have little ones who are often in-tow? Is an adults-only policy the norm? Have you found any kid-friendly uke things? Or do you just end up inviting people over? And if so, how do you find these people? I've thought about hosting a hootenanny with percussion for the little ones, but (1) I'm not that good of a player yet so I'm not sure I'd be comfortable in a leading role and (2) I don't know that many musicians, even the informal sort.
What do you all think?
Also, for those of you who do organize adults-only groups, consider a once-in-a-while family friendly meetup! Maybe I'm not the only one out here!
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